Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 27.9% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 56.7% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,507
|
$6.34
$372.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,006
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$1.11
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$0.74
$43.62
|
|
pay 30.7% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$4.02
$236.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr749
|
$4.63
$272.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$2.46
$144.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$1.09
$63.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$0.39
$23.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$1.02
$60.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$0.63
$37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$0.52
$30.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.94
$55.31
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$4.87
$286.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,879
|
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,193,865
|
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,369
|
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
|
pay 45.8% less for housing
Iceland
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,771
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr202,005
|
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,868
|
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,647
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
|
pay 53.3% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,453
|
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,554
|
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
|
pay 52.6% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$2.86
$168.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$2.11
$123.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,495
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,998
|
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$6.19
$364.01
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,597
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,083
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,241
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,626
|
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
|
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