Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 80.1% more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 19.9% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 54.7% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 92.3% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.6% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 5.3 times more in Dominican Republic

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing in Dominican Republic are more expensive than in Sudan. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Dominican Republic.

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Dominican Republic vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Sudan, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Sudan	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$8.79 DOP540.07	+272.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$7.21 DOP443.09	+166.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.81 DOP49.84	+58.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.45 DOP27.80	+22.3%
Average			+172.2%

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pay 19.9% more for groceries

	Sudan	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$1.60 DOP98.24	+14.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.31 DOP203.37
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$4.73 DOP290.63	-7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$1.76 DOP108.34	-51.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$1.93 DOP118.36	-3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$1.41 DOP86.47	-29.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.46 DOP28.17	+1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$1.32 DOP81.15	+87.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.89 DOP54.43	+19.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$1.14 DOP70.25	+145.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$1.11 DOP68.13	+214.8%
Average			+19.9%

Sudan vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Sudan	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$5.33 DOP327.30	+24.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$24.26 DOP1,490.25
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$17,685.93 DOP1M	+253.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$23.54 DOP1,446.41
Average			+101.3%

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pay 54.7% more for housing

	Sudan	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$37.10 DOP2,278.94	+14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$781.82 DOP48,029.48	+45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$310.77 DOP19,091.31	+81.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$71.51 DOP4,392.81	+32.0%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 92.3% more for childcare

	Sudan	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$183.57 DOP11,277.30	+63.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$6,114.38 DOP376K	+126.3%
Average			+92.3%

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pay 76.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sudan	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$2.49 DOP152.79	+4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$1.96 DOP120.11	-29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$4.98 DOP305.92	+175.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$45.88 DOP2,818.55	+473.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$5.80 DOP356.51	+45.1%
Average			+76.6%

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pay 5.3 times more for clothing

	Sudan	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$32.95 DOP2,024.47
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$45.95 DOP2,822.96	+428.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$69.63 DOP4,277.89
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$85.66 DOP5,262.46
Average			+428.2%

Sudan vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of clothing

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