Cost of living comparison
Spain is 41.2% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Spain instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP440.37
|
$13.31
€12.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP445.14
|
$8.95
€8.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP53.20
|
$2.06
€1.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP32.01
|
$1.53
€1.38
|
|
pay 29.1% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP98.86
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP195.06
|
$6.20
€5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP262.72
|
$4.19
€3.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP99.35
|
$2.53
€2.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP135.62
|
$3.26
€2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP66.44
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.94
|
$0.82
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP63.13
|
$0.83
€0.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.91
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.49
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP60.20
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
|
pay 3.8% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP287.72
|
$6.53
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,492.52
|
$35.45
€32.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,639,216.74
|
$33,659.33
€30,432.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,303.93
|
$14.39
€13.01
|
|
pay 80.0% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,341.56
|
$33.81
€30.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,990.00
|
$828.43
€749.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,942.78
|
$665.31
€601.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,143.96
|
$106.67
€96.44
|
|
pay 48.1% more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,519.27
|
$381.14
€344.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP279,305.87
|
$7,410.38
€6,699.86
|
|
pay 20.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP151.71
|
$2.76
€2.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP124.66
|
$1.92
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP247.74
|
$5.57
€5.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,062.25
|
$43.03
€38.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP357.12
|
$8.46
€7.65
|
|
pay 10.7% more for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,575.04
|
$73.08
€66.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,862.21
|
$31.46
€28.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,732.34
|
$75.09
€67.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,865.21
|
$91.97
€83.15
|
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