Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 30.0% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Italy, you would:
pay 46.9% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.28
€14.27
|
$5.49
$260.14
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.39
€8.23
|
$6.84
$324.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.17
|
$1.09
$51.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
€1.09
|
$0.77
$36.43
|
|
pay 26.9% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
$1.44
$68.43
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.41
€6.50
|
$4.43
$209.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
€4.36
|
$3.81
$180.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
$1.73
$82.02
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
€3.88
|
$1.74
$82.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.83
|
$0.99
$47.01
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.79
|
$0.34
$16.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$1.01
$47.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.95
|
$0.47
$22.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.60
|
$0.53
$25.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.65
|
$0.97
$45.82
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
€6.13
|
$4.51
$213.73
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.01
€37.72
|
$33.21
$1,574.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,336.31
€23,094.33
|
$31,060.81
$1,472,608.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.00
€17.54
|
$19.23
$911.87
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.75
€30.47
|
$53.95
$2,557.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$639.56
€560.83
|
$378.00
$17,921.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.87
€430.44
|
$271.13
$12,854.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.46
€126.68
|
$45.89
$2,175.88
|
|
pay 59.4% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$498.43
€437.07
|
$149.76
$7,100.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,939.46
€10,469.72
|
$6,116.95
$290,007.51
|
|
pay 36.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
€4.38
|
$2.39
$113.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.47
|
$1.79
$84.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.74
€5.91
|
$4.05
$192.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.45
€47.74
|
$29.74
$1,409.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.03
€8.79
|
$4.74
$224.96
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
€76.97
|
$38.26
$1,814.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.94
€33.27
|
$79.51
$3,769.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.30
€85.32
|
$73.17
$3,468.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.71
€109.36
|
$66.97
$3,175.18
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