Cost of living comparison
Greece is 27.2% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Greece instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 43.5% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$372.97
|
$12.71
€11.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$459.46
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$65.54
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$43.66
|
$0.68
€0.62
|
|
pay 20.0% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$99.55
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$236.37
|
$4.97
€4.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$272.47
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$103.48
|
$3.81
€3.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$144.48
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$64.05
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$23.19
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$60.21
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.06
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$30.31
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$55.37
|
$0.48
€0.44
|
|
pay 0.6% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$286.34
|
$8.80
€8.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,730.77
|
$40.24
€37.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,639,008.73
|
$22,158.38
€20,406.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,388.50
|
$13.03
€12.00
|
|
pay 52.2% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,878.61
|
$34.83
€32.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$34,043.97
|
$429.23
€395.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$20,395.01
|
$358.56
€330.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,813.01
|
$172.07
€158.46
|
|
pay 22.2% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,625.73
|
$341.10
€314.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$319,738.66
|
$6,725.16
€6,193.53
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$168.43
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$124.11
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$283.32
|
$5.12
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,901.33
|
$45.22
€41.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$364.37
|
$8.85
€8.15
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,715.50
|
$76.36
€70.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,788.53
|
$36.41
€33.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,740.91
|
$77.82
€71.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$5,002.17
|
$99.20
€91.36
|
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