Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 52.8% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 10.0% more for restaurants
Serbia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.30
RSD577
|
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.28
RSD575
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
RSD137
|
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
RSD96
|
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
|
pay 77.6% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
RSD62
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.79
RSD303
|
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
RSD426
|
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
RSD213
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
RSD284
|
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.37
RSD41
|
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
RSD68
|
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
RSD65
|
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
RSD64
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
RSD32
|
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
RSD26
|
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
|
pay 88.7% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.90
RSD642
|
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.69
RSD3,123
|
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,855.66
RSD2,052,325
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.51
RSD708
|
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
|
pay 85.1% more for housing
Serbia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.75
RSD2,149
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.04
RSD26,453
|
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$166.63
RSD18,137
|
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.25
RSD11,238
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
|
pay 39.8% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.48
RSD15,399
|
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,814.10
RSD741,674
|
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
|
pay 48.7% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
RSD198
|
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
RSD141
|
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.43
RSD374
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.05
RSD2,400
|
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.52
RSD492
|
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
|
pay 19.7% more for clothing
Serbia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.11
RSD5,563
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.42
RSD2,875
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.82
RSD8,361
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.70
RSD8,892
|
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
|
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