Cost of living comparison
Latvia is 22.7% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Latvia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 19.1% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
$8.99
€8.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
$6.17
€5.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
pay 7.0% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
$1.19
€1.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
$4.58
€4.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
$4.83
€4.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
$2.38
€2.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
$3.23
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
$0.32
€0.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
$0.35
€0.33
|
|
pay 14.4% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
$38.37
€35.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
$21,439.27
€20,026.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
$7.64
€7.14
|
|
pay 45.8% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
$16.90
€15.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
$342.38
€319.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
$247.16
€230.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
$199.93
€186.75
|
|
pay 77.7% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
$261.48
€244.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
$14,283.25
€13,342.07
|
|
pay 11.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
$2.55
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
$4.55
€4.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
$37.76
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
$7.56
€7.06
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Latvia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
$68.48
€63.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
$40.46
€37.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
$75.05
€70.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
$104.60
€97.71
|
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