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Dominican Republic vs. Madrid Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 42.0% cheaper than Madrid.

Restaurants: pay 61.5% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 29.0% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 17.1% less in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 52.9% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 65.0% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 25.8% less in Dominican Republic

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Madrid Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Madrid, you would:

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pay 61.5% less for restaurants

	Madrid	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.10 €15.61	$6.57 DOP410.40	-63.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$7.06 DOP441.19	-39.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 €2.70	$0.92 DOP57.76	-70.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 €1.89	$0.60 DOP37.61	-72.5%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 29.0% less for groceries

	Madrid	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 €1.48	$1.44 DOP89.98	-15.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.25 €6.25	$3.10 DOP193.39	-57.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.61 €3.97	$4.52 DOP282.20	-2.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.36 €2.89	$1.74 DOP108.73	-48.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.05 €3.50	$2.20 DOP137.15	-45.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.02	$1.17 DOP73.35	-0.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.88	$0.37 DOP23.25	-63.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 €1.03	$1.09 DOP68.38	-8.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.09	$0.70 DOP43.90	-44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$0.67 DOP41.99	-28.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.87	$0.96 DOP60.03	-4.8%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 17.1% less for transportation

	Madrid	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 €6.10	$4.63 DOP289.40	-34.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.84 €39.53	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	-31.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,541.72 €33,235.57	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.23 €14.00	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+26.3%
Average			-17.1%

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pay 52.9% less for housing

	Madrid	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.54 €29.78	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	-7.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,540.98 €1,328.83	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	-67.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,118.82 €964.79	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	-68.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.78 €132.61	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	-67.6%
Average			-52.9%

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pay 65.0% less for childcare

	Madrid	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$673.20 €580.51	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	-69.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,119.76 €11,313.52	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-60.1%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 42.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Madrid	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50 €3.88	$2.40 DOP149.71	-46.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.20 €2.76	$1.93 DOP120.59	-39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.01 €6.04	$4.53 DOP283.04	-35.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.05 €44.03	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.07	$6.24 DOP389.50	-46.6%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 25.8% less for clothing

	Madrid	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.88 €85.27	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	-54.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.27 €35.59	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	+6.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.49 €92.69	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	-29.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.44 €108.17	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	-25.1%
Average			-25.8%

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