Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 26.9% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 62.8% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
|
pay 20.0% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
|
pay 47.8% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
|
pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
|
pay 21.3% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Sweden
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
|
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