Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 17.8% more expensive than Mozambique.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Mozambique, you would:
pay 1.3% more for restaurants
Mozambique
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.88
MZN950.74
|
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.31
MZN275.22
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
MZN71.31
|
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
MZN58.38
|
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
|
pay 21.9% more for groceries
Mozambique
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
MZN74.88
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.77
MZN560.44
|
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
MZN370.42
|
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MZN120.39
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.38
MZN152.07
|
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
MZN55.32
|
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.36
MZN22.95
|
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MZN37.07
|
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
MZN29.13
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MZN24.40
|
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
MZN31.78
|
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
|
pay 53.4% more for transportation
Mozambique
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MZN286.19
|
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.18
MZN841.96
|
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,889.58
MZN2,101,644.48
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.85
MZN2,226.74
|
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
Mozambique
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.73
MZN7,906.19
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$989.04
MZN63,199.45
|
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.40
MZN15,489.26
|
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.57
MZN3,806.59
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
|
pay 11.4% more for childcare
Mozambique
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.02
MZN18,021.19
|
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,429.85
MZN283,067.13
|
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
|
pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mozambique
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
MZN75.06
|
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
MZN118.09
|
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.35
MZN150.12
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.25
MZN3,786.30
|
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.26
MZN400.31
|
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
|
pay 13.0% more for clothing
Mozambique
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.54
MZN1,567.89
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.22
MZN4,486.84
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.39
MZN4,753.72
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.58
MZN6,171.50
|
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
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