Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 36.1% more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 39.5% more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
ZWL2,616.25
|
$6.34
DOP371.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.38
ZWL2,052.75
|
$7.81
DOP457.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
ZWL186.16
|
$1.11
DOP65.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZWL144.90
|
$0.74
DOP43.43
|
|
pay 9.5% more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ZWL322.00
|
$1.69
DOP99.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
ZWL1,642.20
|
$4.02
DOP235.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.65
ZWL1,819.69
|
$4.63
DOP271.04
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
ZWL603.02
|
$1.76
DOP102.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
ZWL587.88
|
$2.46
DOP143.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
ZWL378.84
|
$1.09
DOP63.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL205.94
|
$0.39
DOP23.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
ZWL238.21
|
$1.02
DOP59.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZWL194.05
|
$0.63
DOP36.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZWL206.31
|
$0.52
DOP30.15
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZWL179.44
|
$0.94
DOP55.08
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.66
ZWL1,822.64
|
$4.87
DOP284.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
ZWL9,660.00
|
$46.42
DOP2,716.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$27,862.63
DOP1,630,412.52
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
ZWL6,762.00
|
$23.60
DOP1,381.22
|
|
pay 36.8% more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.93
ZWL28,635.00
|
$48.94
DOP2,863.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.50
ZWL76,475.00
|
$578.74
DOP33,865.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.50
ZWL71,001.00
|
$346.71
DOP20,288.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.27
ZWL16,830.87
|
$47.82
DOP2,798.26
|
|
pay 17.9% less for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.67
ZWL97,136.67
|
$282.63
DOP16,538.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,712.50
ZWL2,483,425.00
|
$5,435.46
DOP318,061.71
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$2.86
DOP167.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
ZWL720.03
|
$2.11
DOP123.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ZWL644.00
|
$4.82
DOP281.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
ZWL9,928.33
|
$32.32
DOP1,891.35
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
ZWL2,656.50
|
$6.19
DOP362.45
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.62
ZWL6,641.25
|
$46.16
DOP2,701.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.12
ZWL5,836.25
|
$47.40
DOP2,773.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.19
ZWL10,364.38
|
$80.59
DOP4,716.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.93
ZWL15,755.00
|
$85.04
DOP4,975.94
|
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