Cost of living comparison
Germany is 60.9% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Germany instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$376.46
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$463.76
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$66.15
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$44.07
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 31.0% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$100.48
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$238.58
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$275.02
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$104.44
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$145.83
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$64.65
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$23.41
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$60.78
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.41
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$30.59
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$55.89
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 29.7% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$289.02
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,756.32
|
$73.47
€68.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,654,343.93
|
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,401.49
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 99.6% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,905.54
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$34,362.50
|
$759.74
€712.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$20,585.83
|
$577.93
€542.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,839.33
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
|
pay 67.0% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,781.29
|
$325.78
€305.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$322,730.26
|
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
|
pay 53.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$170.01
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$125.27
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$285.97
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,919.12
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$367.77
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,740.91
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,814.62
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,785.26
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$5,048.97
|
$113.48
€106.43
|
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