Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 42.4% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of United States, you would:
pay 55.9% less for restaurants
United States
|
Dominican Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$7.38
DOP445.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$7.46
DOP450.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$0.89
DOP53.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$0.54
DOP32.40
|
|
pay 45.7% less for groceries
United States
|
Dominican Republic
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.66
DOP100.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$3.27
DOP197.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$4.40
DOP265.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$1.66
DOP100.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$2.27
DOP137.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$1.11
DOP67.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.33
DOP20.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$1.06
DOP63.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$0.63
DOP38.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.63
DOP37.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$1.01
DOP60.94
|
|
pay 8.2% more for transportation
United States
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.82
DOP291.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$58.49
DOP3,535.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,659,535.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$21.84
DOP1,320.09
|
|
pay 64.2% less for housing
United States
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$39.22
DOP2,370.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$602.75
DOP36,436.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$333.99
DOP20,189.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$35.91
DOP2,170.54
|
|
pay 79.6% less for childcare
United States
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$276.66
DOP16,724.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$4,677.72
DOP282,768.05
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$2.54
DOP153.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$2.09
DOP126.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$4.15
DOP250.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$34.54
DOP2,087.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$5.98
DOP361.55
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
United States
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$43.13
DOP2,606.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$47.94
DOP2,897.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$79.26
DOP4,791.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$81.48
DOP4,925.51
|
|
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