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Dominican Republic vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 54.6% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 66.1% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 53.8% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 7.1% less in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 71.0% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 89.7% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.8% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 26.9% less in Dominican Republic

Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing are lower in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.1% less for restaurants

	Washington	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$6.57 DOP410.40	-73.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$7.06 DOP441.19	-41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$0.92 DOP57.76	-71.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$0.60 DOP37.61	-78.4%
Average			-66.1%

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pay 53.8% less for groceries

	Washington	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$1.44 DOP89.98	-67.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$3.10 DOP193.39	-61.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$4.52 DOP282.20	+7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$1.74 DOP108.73	-61.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$2.20 DOP137.15	-71.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$1.17 DOP73.35	-60.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$0.37 DOP23.25	-59.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$1.09 DOP68.38	-50.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$0.70 DOP43.90	-76.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$0.67 DOP41.99	-50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.96 DOP60.03	-41.2%
Average			-53.8%

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pay 7.1% less for transportation

	Washington	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$4.63 DOP289.40	+31.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	-59.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	-22.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+22.6%
Average			-7.1%

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pay 71.0% less for housing

	Washington	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	-54.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	-80.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	-83.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	-66.0%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 89.7% less for childcare

	Washington	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	-92.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-87.0%
Average			-89.7%

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pay 67.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$2.40 DOP149.71	-70.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$1.93 DOP120.59	-68.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$4.53 DOP283.04	-65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-72.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$6.24 DOP389.50	-62.8%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 26.9% less for clothing

	Washington	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	-41.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	-9.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	-29.4%
Average			-26.9%

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