Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 92.2% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 60.1% more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$6.34
$372.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
₮2,725
|
$1.11
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
₮1,528
|
$0.74
$43.62
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₮2,018
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.32
₮11,438
|
$4.02
$236.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
₮13,806
|
$4.63
$272.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
₮5,984
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
₮5,905
|
$2.46
$144.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₮4,363
|
$1.09
$63.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
₮3,903
|
$0.39
$23.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
₮4,503
|
$1.02
$60.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
₮5,405
|
$0.63
$37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₮799
|
$0.52
$30.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
₮1,487
|
$0.94
$55.31
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.92
₮10,062
|
$4.87
$286.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.96
₮24,020
|
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,339.87
₮56,372,549
|
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.84
₮13,235
|
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Mongolia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.08
₮41,667
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.85
₮1,165,577
|
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$195.76
₮675,381
|
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.93
₮148,094
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
|
pay 55.1% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$125.51
₮433,007
|
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,399.26
₮22,077,451
|
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
|
pay 54.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
₮5,147
|
$2.86
$168.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
₮7,647
|
$2.11
$123.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.71
₮5,882
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.83
₮196,078
|
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.26
₮14,706
|
$6.19
$364.01
|
|
pay 22.7% more for clothing
Mongolia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.25
₮135,417
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.71
₮95,588
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.41
₮242,919
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.02
₮334,734
|
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
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