Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 33.9% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
$6.34
$374.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
$7.81
$461.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.68
|
$1.11
$65.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$0.74
$43.81
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
$1.69
$99.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
$4.02
$237.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
$4.63
$273.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$1.76
$103.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.46
$144.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.09
$64.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.39
$23.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.02
$60.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.63
$37.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.52
$30.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$0.94
$55.56
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.97
|
$4.87
$287.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€98.02
|
$46.42
$2,740.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,199.32
|
$27,862.63
$1,644,737.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.34
|
$23.60
$1,393.35
|
|
pay 44.2% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.81
|
$48.94
$2,888.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,064.18
|
$578.74
$34,162.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.43
|
$346.71
$20,466.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.77
|
$47.82
$2,822.84
|
|
pay 48.9% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,516.23
|
$282.63
$16,683.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,010.44
|
$5,435.46
$320,856.20
|
|
pay 38.8% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
$2.86
$169.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
$2.11
$124.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
$4.82
$284.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.99
|
$32.32
$1,907.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
$6.19
$365.64
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€83.00
|
$46.16
$2,724.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.17
|
$47.40
$2,798.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.69
|
$80.59
$4,757.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€116.00
|
$85.04
$5,019.65
|
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