Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 2.3 times more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP445.83
|
$18.07
£13.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP450.66
|
$8.96
£6.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP53.85
|
$2.14
£1.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP32.40
|
$1.52
£1.17
|
|
pay 43.6% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP100.09
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP197.48
|
$4.24
£3.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP265.98
|
$5.75
£4.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP100.59
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP137.30
|
$3.66
£2.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP67.27
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP20.19
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP63.91
|
$1.22
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP38.38
|
$1.40
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.96
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP60.94
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
pay 27.8% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP291.29
|
$7.22
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,535.81
|
$94.64
£72.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,659,535.91
|
$33,464.66
£25,641.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,320.09
|
$16.98
£13.01
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,370.58
|
$37.59
£28.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP36,436.12
|
$1,224.35
£938.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP20,189.98
|
$974.65
£746.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,170.54
|
$234.45
£179.64
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,724.03
|
$1,426.61
£1,093.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP282,768.05
|
$18,036.83
£13,820.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP153.59
|
$5.42
£4.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP126.20
|
$3.93
£3.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP250.81
|
$16.35
£12.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,087.82
|
$43.82
£33.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP361.55
|
$12.87
£9.86
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,606.96
|
$76.61
£58.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,897.69
|
$39.64
£30.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,791.00
|
$90.51
£69.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,925.51
|
$94.66
£72.53
|
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