Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 48.9% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Romania, you would:
pay 4.1% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
Romania
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Romania
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Romania
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
|
pay 1.1% less for childcare
Romania
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Romania
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
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