Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 11.6% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 15.0% more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
|
pay 3.1% more for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
|
pay 45.3% more for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.07
|
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,517.53
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.52
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.27
|
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.56
|
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.00
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.19
|
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.22
|
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
|
pay 47.8% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.59
|
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.62
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED307.99
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.60
|
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
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