Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 90.8% more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 55.8% more for restaurants
Kazakhstan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.57
₸2,942.57
|
$6.34
$374.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₸2,187.96
|
$7.81
$461.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
₸271.85
|
$1.11
$65.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₸181.84
|
$0.74
$43.81
|
|
pay 94.7% more for groceries
Kazakhstan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.35
₸156.06
|
$1.69
$99.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
₸1,707.66
|
$4.02
$237.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.56
₸1,595.00
|
$4.63
$273.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.25
₸560.84
|
$1.76
$103.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.82
₸815.44
|
$2.46
$144.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
₸262.89
|
$1.09
$64.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
₸339.79
|
$0.39
$23.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
₸343.62
|
$1.02
$60.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₸363.37
|
$0.63
$37.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₸104.79
|
$0.52
$30.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₸88.59
|
$0.94
$55.56
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Kazakhstan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.59
₸714.63
|
$4.87
$287.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.54
₸6,066.04
|
$46.42
$2,740.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,629.64
₸7,900,257.60
|
$27,862.63
$1,644,737.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
₸2,270.79
|
$23.60
$1,393.35
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Kazakhstan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.61
₸5,203.09
|
$48.94
$2,888.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.90
₸141,115.73
|
$578.74
$34,162.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$194.88
₸87,331.49
|
$346.71
$20,466.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.12
₸17,082.74
|
$47.82
$2,822.84
|
|
pay 37.9% more for childcare
Kazakhstan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.70
₸64,843.23
|
$282.63
$16,683.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,749.27
₸3,024,505.77
|
$5,435.46
$320,856.20
|
|
pay 99.6% more for entertainment and sports
Kazakhstan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
₸447.21
|
$2.86
$169.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
₸725.46
|
$2.11
$124.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.45
₸648.38
|
$4.82
$284.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.75
₸14,229.97
|
$32.32
$1,907.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.24
₸1,901.29
|
$6.19
$365.64
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Kazakhstan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.63
₸30,753.33
|
$46.16
$2,724.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
₸16,008.87
|
$47.40
$2,798.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.53
₸33,400.86
|
$80.59
$4,757.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.79
₸37,100.85
|
$85.04
$5,019.65
|
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