Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 75.6% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 67.5% more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$6.34
$372.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$7.81
$459.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$1.11
$65.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$0.74
$43.66
|
|
pay 6.1% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$1.69
$99.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$4.02
$236.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$4.63
$272.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$1.76
$103.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$2.46
$144.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$1.09
$64.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$0.39
$23.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$1.02
$60.21
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$0.63
$37.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$0.52
$30.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$0.94
$55.37
|
|
pay 62.8% more for transportation
Sudan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$4.87
$286.34
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$46.42
$2,730.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$27,862.63
$1,639,008.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$23.60
$1,388.50
|
|
pay 14.7% more for housing
Sudan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
$48.94
$2,878.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$578.74
$34,043.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$346.71
$20,395.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$47.82
$2,813.01
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
$282.63
$16,625.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$5,435.46
$319,738.66
|
|
pay 85.6% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$2.86
$168.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$2.11
$124.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$4.82
$283.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$32.32
$1,901.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$6.19
$364.37
|
|
pay 72.6% more for clothing
Sudan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
$46.16
$2,715.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
$47.40
$2,788.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
$80.59
$4,740.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$85.04
$5,002.17
|
|
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