Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 42.4% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
South Africa
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
ZAR143.30
|
$6.34
DOP367.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.92
ZAR72.62
|
$7.81
DOP452.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
ZAR16.09
|
$1.11
DOP64.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
ZAR12.05
|
$0.74
DOP43.01
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
South Africa
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
ZAR15.15
|
$1.69
DOP98.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.09
ZAR57.27
|
$4.02
DOP232.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
ZAR64.97
|
$4.63
DOP268.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
ZAR31.73
|
$1.76
DOP101.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.85
ZAR34.20
|
$2.46
DOP142.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.31
|
$1.09
DOP63.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ZAR10.54
|
$0.39
DOP22.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.95
|
$1.02
DOP59.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.84
|
$0.63
DOP36.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.63
|
$0.52
DOP29.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
ZAR8.61
|
$0.94
DOP54.54
|
|
pay 71.7% more for transportation
South Africa
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
ZAR86.05
|
$4.87
DOP282.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.67
ZAR752.78
|
$46.42
DOP2,690.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,011.69
ZAR333,378.34
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,614,576.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.53
ZAR139.43
|
$23.60
DOP1,367.80
|
|
pay 10.1% more for housing
South Africa
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.06
ZAR889.48
|
$48.94
DOP2,835.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$341.02
ZAR6,312.01
|
$578.74
DOP33,536.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$317.79
ZAR5,881.99
|
$346.71
DOP20,090.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.15
ZAR1,483.49
|
$47.82
DOP2,771.08
|
|
pay 78.0% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.19
ZAR2,909.38
|
$282.63
DOP16,377.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,082.89
ZAR57,061.18
|
$5,435.46
DOP314,972.48
|
|
pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
ZAR31.39
|
$2.86
DOP165.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
ZAR30.98
|
$2.11
DOP122.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.56
ZAR47.45
|
$4.82
DOP279.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.74
ZAR568.91
|
$32.32
DOP1,872.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.40
ZAR99.90
|
$6.19
DOP358.93
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
South Africa
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.19
ZAR799.35
|
$46.16
DOP2,675.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.96
ZAR498.94
|
$47.40
DOP2,746.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.72
ZAR1,493.98
|
$80.59
DOP4,670.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.81
ZAR1,329.13
|
$85.04
DOP4,927.61
|
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