Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 87.7% more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 61.8% more for restaurants
Rwanda
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.71
RWF3,491
|
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.23
RWF9,309
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
RWF896
|
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
RWF659
|
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
|
pay 52.0% more for groceries
Rwanda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
RWF1,280
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.57
RWF3,313
|
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.79
RWF3,596
|
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
RWF2,015
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
RWF3,167
|
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
RWF2,334
|
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RWF716
|
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
RWF1,267
|
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RWF607
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF280
|
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RWF336
|
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.24
RWF6,748
|
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.74
RWF15,127
|
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,680.22
RWF27,927,628
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
RWF12,509
|
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
|
pay 20.9% more for housing
Rwanda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.21
RWF44,073
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$503.29
RWF648,320
|
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$316.42
RWF407,601
|
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.21
RWF53,081
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Rwanda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.81
RWF191,688
|
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,635.61
RWF2,106,936
|
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
|
pay 99.8% more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
RWF1,164
|
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
RWF2,909
|
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.36
RWF1,745
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.55
RWF43,221
|
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RWF5,818
|
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.76
RWF25,455
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.98
RWF38,618
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.65
RWF43,346
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.73
RWF60,199
|
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
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