Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 41.4% cheaper than Massachusetts.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Massachusetts, you would:
pay 54.6% less for restaurants
Massachusetts
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.37
|
$6.34
DOP368.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
|
$7.81
DOP454.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
|
$1.11
DOP64.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$0.74
DOP43.15
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
Massachusetts
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
|
$1.69
DOP98.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
|
$4.02
DOP233.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
|
$4.63
DOP269.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
|
$1.76
DOP102.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$2.46
DOP142.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.09
DOP63.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.39
DOP22.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.02
DOP59.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.63
DOP36.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.52
DOP29.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.94
DOP54.72
|
|
pay 13.5% more for transportation
Massachusetts
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
|
$4.87
DOP282.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.20
|
$46.42
DOP2,698.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,045.17
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,619,821.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
|
$23.60
DOP1,372.25
|
|
pay 64.9% less for housing
Massachusetts
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.36
|
$48.94
DOP2,844.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,973.24
|
$578.74
DOP33,645.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,612.24
|
$346.71
DOP20,156.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.10
|
$47.82
DOP2,780.08
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
Massachusetts
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,203.13
|
$282.63
DOP16,431.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,357.14
|
$5,435.46
DOP315,995.62
|
|
pay 51.2% less for entertainment and sports
Massachusetts
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.15
|
$2.86
DOP166.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
|
$2.11
DOP122.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.90
|
$4.82
DOP280.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
|
$32.32
DOP1,879.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.93
|
$6.19
DOP360.10
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Massachusetts
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.25
|
$46.16
DOP2,683.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.58
|
$47.40
DOP2,755.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$80.59
DOP4,685.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.30
|
$85.04
DOP4,943.61
|
|
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