Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 5.8 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
Rs274
|
$6.34
$372.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
Rs744
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
Rs48
|
$1.11
$65.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
Rs36
|
$0.74
$43.62
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
Rs596
|
$4.02
$236.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
Rs476
|
$4.63
$272.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
Rs205
|
$2.46
$144.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
Rs89
|
$1.09
$63.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs50
|
$0.39
$23.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
Rs70
|
$1.02
$60.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
Rs49
|
$0.63
$37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
Rs26
|
$0.52
$30.28
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
Rs35
|
$0.94
$55.31
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
Rs709
|
$4.87
$286.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
Rs1,534
|
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
Rs2,850,307
|
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
Rs502
|
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
Rs4,889
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
Rs16,128
|
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
Rs10,079
|
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
Rs9,100
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
Rs5,399
|
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
Rs169,166
|
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
Rs470
|
$2.86
$168.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
Rs255
|
$2.11
$123.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
Rs2,117
|
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
Rs705
|
$6.19
$364.01
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
Rs2,930
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
Rs3,795
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
Rs8,393
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
Rs6,253
|
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
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