Cost of living comparison
United States is 99.5% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in United States instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
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Dominican Republic
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$359.50
|
$18.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$442.87
|
$9.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$63.17
|
$2.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$42.09
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 95.9% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$95.95
|
$3.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$227.83
|
$5.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$262.63
|
$3.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$99.74
|
$4.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$139.27
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$61.73
|
$2.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$22.36
|
$0.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$58.04
|
$1.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$35.72
|
$2.05
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$29.21
|
$1.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$53.37
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$276.00
|
$3.72
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,632.17
|
$63.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,579,828.24
|
$25,096.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,338.37
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,774.67
|
$70.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$32,814.73
|
$1,528.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$19,658.60
|
$1,282.97
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,711.44
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,025.42
|
$1,137.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$308,193.70
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 79.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
United States
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$162.35
|
$5.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$119.62
|
$4.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$273.09
|
$8.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,832.67
|
$42.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$351.21
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
United States
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,617.45
|
$45.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,687.84
|
$36.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,569.72
|
$79.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$4,821.56
|
$109.59
|
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