Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 31.9% cheaper than New Zealand.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
New Zealand
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.87
NZ$28.07
|
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
NZ$14.70
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.18
NZ$3.63
|
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
NZ$3.11
|
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
New Zealand
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
NZ$2.99
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.10
|
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.85
NZ$11.40
|
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NZ$7.49
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.75
NZ$6.24
|
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
NZ$1.85
|
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.53
|
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
NZ$2.49
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
NZ$1.58
|
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
NZ$1.35
|
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
New Zealand
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
NZ$11.07
|
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.72
NZ$117.66
|
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,712.32
NZ$41,115.24
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.94
NZ$28.18
|
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
New Zealand
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.92
NZ$88.05
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.75
NZ$1,432.07
|
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$721.70
NZ$1,200.73
|
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.85
NZ$164.46
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
New Zealand
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$628.34
NZ$1,045.40
|
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,002.94
NZ$16,642.43
|
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
|
pay 45.3% less for entertainment and sports
New Zealand
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.88
NZ$9.78
|
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
NZ$5.33
|
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.28
NZ$38.73
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.48
NZ$67.34
|
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.59
NZ$17.62
|
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
|
pay 15.2% less for clothing
New Zealand
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.76
NZ$109.41
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.74
NZ$71.11
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.05
NZ$163.14
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.69
NZ$185.83
|
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
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