Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 30.7% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of France, you would:
pay 50.6% less for restaurants
France
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.86
|
$6.34
$372.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$7.81
$459.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$1.11
$65.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$0.74
$43.66
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
France
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$1.69
$99.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$4.02
$236.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$4.63
$272.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$1.76
$103.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$2.46
$144.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.09
$64.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.39
$23.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.02
$60.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$0.63
$37.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.52
$30.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.94
$55.37
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
France
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$4.87
$286.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
$46.42
$2,730.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$27,862.63
$1,639,008.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$23.60
$1,388.50
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
France
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$48.94
$2,878.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$578.74
$34,043.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$346.71
$20,395.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$47.82
$2,813.01
|
|
pay 55.0% less for childcare
France
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$282.63
$16,625.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$5,435.46
$319,738.66
|
|
pay 39.7% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$2.86
$168.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$2.11
$124.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$4.82
$283.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$32.32
$1,901.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$6.19
$364.37
|
|
pay 16.5% less for clothing
France
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$46.16
$2,715.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$47.40
$2,788.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$80.59
$4,740.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$85.04
$5,002.17
|
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