Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 3.1 times more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
$26.06
CHF23.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
$16.57
CHF15.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
$4.36
CHF3.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
$3.85
CHF3.51
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
$3.23
CHF2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
$14.05
CHF12.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
$6.73
CHF6.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
$6.47
CHF5.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
$11.61
CHF10.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
$1.92
CHF1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
$1.29
CHF1.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
$1.50
CHF1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
$2.00
CHF1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 68.0% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
$7.86
CHF7.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
$101.99
CHF92.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,336.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
$39.48
CHF36.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
$58.09
CHF52.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,392.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,155.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
$182.90
CHF166.76
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,054.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,884.71
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
$6.80
CHF6.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
$5.05
CHF4.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
$9.54
CHF8.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
$88.43
CHF80.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
$20.14
CHF18.37
|
|
pay 80.9% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
$111.16
CHF101.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
$56.12
CHF51.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
$131.83
CHF120.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
$170.76
CHF155.69
|
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