Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 40.4% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Laos, you would:
pay 67.2% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
LAK58,022
|
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
LAK17,483
|
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,903
|
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Laos
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
LAK32,248
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
LAK210,921
|
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
LAK41,748
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
LAK41,233
|
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
LAK45,628
|
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
LAK18,065
|
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
LAK29,282
|
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
LAK39,357
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
LAK23,427
|
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
LAK21,533
|
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Laos
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
LAK94,795
|
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
LAK126,446
|
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
LAK1,264,460,507
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
LAK295,432
|
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Laos
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
LAK3,578,413
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
LAK11,782,921
|
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
LAK4,867,052
|
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
LAK2,083,982
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
|
pay 21.0% more for childcare
Laos
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
LAK95,519,044
|
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
|
pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
LAK26,103
|
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
LAK42,870
|
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
LAK39,227
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
LAK727,798
|
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
LAK106,350
|
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
|
pay 0.5% less for clothing
Laos
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
LAK1,980,985
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
LAK1,076,897
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
LAK2,642,720
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
LAK952,559
|
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
|
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