Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 6.5% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 21.1% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP910,560
|
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP680,149
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,985
|
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,985
|
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,562
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP500,503
|
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,106,914
|
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,702
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,336
|
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,573
|
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,416
|
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,531
|
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,858
|
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,880
|
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,225
|
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,381
|
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,646,609
|
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,992,863,617
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,513,681
|
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
|
pay 26.3% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,220,299
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,789,762
|
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,269,399
|
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,810,914
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
|
pay 3.2% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,736,048
|
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP411,232,661
|
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
|
pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP235,113
|
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,505
|
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP304,118
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,779,605
|
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP806,102
|
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
|
pay 27.0% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,773,333
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,814,221
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,911,302
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,550,399
|
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
|
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