Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 19.8% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Malta, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$6.34
$372.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.68
|
$7.81
$459.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.93
|
$1.11
$65.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.30
|
$0.74
$43.66
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
Malta
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
$1.69
$99.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$4.02
$236.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.89
|
$4.63
$272.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.41
|
$1.76
$103.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.26
|
$2.46
$144.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.10
|
$1.09
$64.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.39
$23.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.99
|
$1.02
$60.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$0.63
$37.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.52
$30.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$0.94
$55.37
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
Malta
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.25
|
$4.87
$286.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€26.90
|
$46.42
$2,730.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,136.22
|
$27,862.63
$1,639,008.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.15
|
$23.60
$1,388.50
|
|
pay 23.0% less for housing
Malta
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€32.87
|
$48.94
$2,878.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€842.26
|
$578.74
$34,043.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€672.19
|
$346.71
$20,395.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€73.28
|
$47.82
$2,813.01
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
Malta
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€364.39
|
$282.63
$16,625.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,605.95
|
$5,435.46
$319,738.66
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.85
|
$2.86
$168.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.28
|
$2.11
$124.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.70
|
$4.82
$283.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€59.19
|
$32.32
$1,901.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.48
|
$6.19
$364.37
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Malta
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€75.76
|
$46.16
$2,715.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€36.92
|
$47.40
$2,788.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€80.03
|
$80.59
$4,740.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€105.26
|
$85.04
$5,002.17
|
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