Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 32.1% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Norway, you would:
pay 57.4% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
NOK193.12
|
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
NOK123.97
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
NOK31.82
|
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
NOK28.74
|
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
|
pay 37.3% less for groceries
Norway
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
NOK28.72
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
NOK59.51
|
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
NOK77.11
|
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
NOK38.47
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
NOK60.43
|
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
NOK13.91
|
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
NOK10.78
|
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
NOK13.75
|
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
NOK18.02
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
NOK10.00
|
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
NOK11.04
|
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Norway
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
NOK82.27
|
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
NOK758.57
|
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
NOK352,500.71
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
NOK231.95
|
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
|
pay 41.5% less for housing
Norway
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
NOK547.87
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
NOK10,380.57
|
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
NOK8,203.45
|
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
NOK1,710.35
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
|
pay 0.2% more for childcare
Norway
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
NOK3,435.89
|
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
NOK53,362.13
|
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
|
pay 50.3% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
NOK95.04
|
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
NOK43.64
|
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
NOK143.76
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
NOK445.88
|
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
NOK140.96
|
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
Norway
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
NOK852.51
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
NOK464.40
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
NOK1,080.84
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NOK1,381.89
|
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
|
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