Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 37.9% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
Luxembourg
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.47
€17.25
|
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.80
€11.96
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.64
|
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.48
|
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Luxembourg
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.44
€6.95
|
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
€5.38
|
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
€3.43
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
€5.53
|
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.19
|
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.38
|
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
|
pay 13.0% more for transportation
Luxembourg
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.68
|
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.74
€23.11
|
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,288.34
€25,490.20
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.68
€26.79
|
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
|
pay 56.7% less for housing
Luxembourg
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.88
€52.20
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.62
€1,588.56
|
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,513.73
€1,413.98
|
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.86
€155.87
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
Luxembourg
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$865.49
€808.46
|
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,306.85
€11,495.90
|
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
|
pay 43.3% less for entertainment and sports
Luxembourg
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.03
€4.69
|
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.10
|
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.68
€7.17
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.31
€55.40
|
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.50
€12.61
|
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
Luxembourg
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.15
€73.00
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€40.46
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.14
€91.67
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.79
€108.16
|
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
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