Cost of living comparison
Italy is 45.4% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Italy instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 85.0% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$376.46
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$463.76
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$66.15
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$44.07
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 40.0% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$100.48
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$238.58
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$275.02
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$104.44
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$145.83
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$64.65
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$23.41
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$60.78
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.41
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$30.59
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$55.89
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$289.02
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,756.32
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,654,343.93
|
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,401.49
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 56.6% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,905.54
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$34,362.50
|
$608.10
€570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$20,585.83
|
$488.80
€458.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,839.33
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
|
pay 69.6% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,781.29
|
$459.30
€430.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$322,730.26
|
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
|
pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$170.01
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$125.27
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$285.97
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,919.12
|
$51.79
€48.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$367.77
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 24.4% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,740.91
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,814.62
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,785.26
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$5,048.97
|
$114.84
€107.71
|
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