Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 79.9% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$372.97
|
$17.84
kr2,439
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$459.46
|
$14.27
kr1,951
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$65.54
|
$2.32
kr317
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$43.66
|
$2.12
kr290
|
|
pay 89.0% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$99.55
|
$3.42
kr468
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$236.37
|
$5.98
kr818
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$272.47
|
$5.33
kr728
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$103.48
|
$5.66
kr774
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$144.48
|
$7.09
kr970
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$64.05
|
$1.16
kr159
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$23.19
|
$0.98
kr134
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$60.21
|
$1.17
kr160
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.06
|
$1.84
kr251
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$30.31
|
$0.96
kr131
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$55.37
|
$0.51
kr70
|
|
pay 35.1% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$286.34
|
$8.03
kr1,099
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,730.77
|
$77.40
kr10,584
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,639,008.73
|
$29,836.83
kr4,080,131
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,388.50
|
$23.97
kr3,277
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,878.61
|
$62.40
kr8,533
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$34,043.97
|
$1,437.14
kr196,527
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$20,395.01
|
$1,215.63
kr166,234
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,813.01
|
$68.63
kr9,385
|
|
pay 28.8% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,625.73
|
$259.34
kr35,465
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$319,738.66
|
$2,750.10
kr376,071
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$168.43
|
$8.52
kr1,165
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$124.11
|
$4.15
kr568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$283.32
|
$10.64
kr1,454
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,901.33
|
$56.90
kr7,781
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$364.37
|
$12.27
kr1,678
|
|
pay 88.9% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,715.50
|
$118.08
kr16,147
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,788.53
|
$50.39
kr6,891
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,740.91
|
$151.12
kr20,665
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$5,002.17
|
$175.20
kr23,958
|
|
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