Cost of living comparison

Netherlands

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Netherlands Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 53.5% cheaper than Netherlands overall.

Restaurants: pay 62.5% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 28.5% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 54.8% less in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 60.8% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 75.7% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.8% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 35.9% less in Dominican Republic

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Dominican Republic.

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Dominican Republic vs. Netherlands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Netherlands, you would:

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pay 62.5% less for restaurants

	Netherlands	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$22.24 €19.80	$8.79 DOP540.07	-60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.74 €12.23	$7.21 DOP443.09	-47.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.60 €3.21	$0.81 DOP49.84	-77.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.95 €2.62	$0.45 DOP27.80	-84.7%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 28.5% less for groceries

	Netherlands	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$2.06 €1.84	$1.60 DOP98.24	-22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 €5.96	$3.31 DOP203.37	-50.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.08 €4.52	$4.73 DOP290.63	-6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.71 €4.19	$1.76 DOP108.34	-62.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.35 €5.65	$1.93 DOP118.36	-69.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$1.41 DOP86.47	+21.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$0.46 DOP28.17	-57.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$1.32 DOP81.15	+44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 €1.73	$0.89 DOP54.43	-54.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$1.14 DOP70.25	+37.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.76	$1.11 DOP68.13	+29.0%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 54.8% less for transportation

	Netherlands	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.11 €8.11	$5.33 DOP327.30	-41.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$95.45 €84.95	$24.26 DOP1,490.25	-74.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,608.58 €36,143.10	$17,685.93 DOP1M	-56.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.41 €24.40	$23.54 DOP1,446.41	-14.1%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 60.8% less for housing

	Netherlands	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.29 €42.98	$37.10 DOP2,278.94	-23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,426.76 €1,269.87	$781.82 DOP48,029.48	-45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,174.28 €1,045.15	$310.77 DOP19,091.31	-73.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$196.24 €174.66	$71.51 DOP4,392.81	-63.6%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 75.7% less for childcare

	Netherlands	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,884.17 €1,676.98	$183.57 DOP11,277.30	-90.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,083.31 €8,974.51	$6,114.38 DOP376K	-39.4%
Average			-75.7%

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pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Netherlands	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.25 €5.56	$2.49 DOP152.79	-60.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.16 €3.70	$1.96 DOP120.11	-53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.60 €12.11	$4.98 DOP305.92	-63.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.62 €36.16	$45.88 DOP2,818.55	+12.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.51 €13.81	$5.80 DOP356.51	-62.6%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 35.9% less for clothing

	Netherlands	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 €79.61	$32.95 DOP2,024.47	-63.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.43 €38.65	$45.95 DOP2,822.96	+5.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.67 €89.60	$69.63 DOP4,277.89	-30.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.42 €121.42	$85.66 DOP5,262.46	-37.2%
Average			-35.9%

Netherlands vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of clothing

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