Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 2.9 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 41.1% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.40
ERN171.02
|
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
ERN23.44
|
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
ERN23.62
|
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
|
pay 22.0% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
ERN82.08
|
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.97
ERN29.48
|
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
ERN9.83
|
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
ERN10.58
|
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
ERN6.80
|
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
ERN123.03
|
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.00
ERN89.99
|
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
|
pay 18.4% more for housing
Eritrea
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
ERN9,750.00
|
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
ERN9,000.00
|
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.94
ERN344.12
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$750.00
ERN11,250.00
|
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.84
ERN12.58
|
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
|
pay 74.8% more for clothing
Eritrea
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
ERN450.00
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
ERN600.00
|
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
|
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