Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 62.5% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 40.2% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$6.34
$376.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$7.81
$463.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$1.11
$66.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.74
$44.07
|
|
pay 55.2% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$1.69
$100.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$4.02
$238.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$4.63
$275.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$1.76
$104.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$2.46
$145.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$1.09
$64.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.39
$23.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$1.02
$60.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$0.63
$37.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.52
$30.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.94
$55.89
|
|
pay 73.0% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$4.87
$289.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$46.42
$2,756.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$27,862.63
$1,654,343.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$23.60
$1,401.49
|
|
pay 69.4% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$48.94
$2,905.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$578.74
$34,362.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$346.71
$20,585.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$47.82
$2,839.33
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$282.63
$16,781.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$5,435.46
$322,730.26
|
|
pay 64.4% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$2.86
$170.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$2.11
$125.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$4.82
$285.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$32.32
$1,919.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$6.19
$367.77
|
|
pay 23.0% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$46.16
$2,740.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$47.40
$2,814.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$80.59
$4,785.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$85.04
$5,048.97
|
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