Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 11.7% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 16.2% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€7.95
|
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.79
|
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.28
|
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.56
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.72
|
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
|
pay 58.9% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.35
|
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,659.87
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.55
|
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
|
pay 11.5% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.20
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€472.35
|
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€337.03
|
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€78.63
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€225.54
|
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,882.73
|
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.20
|
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.63
|
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.31
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.49
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€80.57
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€113.44
|
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
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