Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 36.9% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Canada, you would:
pay 51.1% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.69
|
$7.38
DOP436.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.74
|
$7.46
DOP441.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.79
|
$0.89
DOP52.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.28
|
$0.54
DOP31.75
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
Canada
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.44
|
$1.66
DOP98.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.47
|
$3.27
DOP193.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.93
|
$4.40
DOP260.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.62
|
$1.66
DOP98.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.27
|
$2.27
DOP134.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.53
|
$1.11
DOP65.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.33
DOP19.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
$1.06
DOP62.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.46
|
$0.63
DOP37.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.63
DOP37.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$1.01
DOP59.72
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
Canada
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.05
|
$4.82
DOP285.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.77
|
$58.49
DOP3,464.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,430.58
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,626,163.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$23.08
|
$21.84
DOP1,293.54
|
|
pay 57.6% less for housing
Canada
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$86.41
|
$39.22
DOP2,322.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,719.36
|
$602.75
DOP35,703.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,576.32
|
$333.99
DOP19,783.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$164.74
|
$35.91
DOP2,126.89
|
|
pay 62.2% less for childcare
Canada
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,023.48
|
$276.66
DOP16,387.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,804.67
|
$4,677.72
DOP277,081.76
|
|
pay 45.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.29
|
$2.54
DOP150.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.91
|
$2.09
DOP123.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.87
|
$4.15
DOP245.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$59.27
|
$34.54
DOP2,045.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.49
|
$5.98
DOP354.28
|
|
pay 7.8% less for clothing
Canada
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.96
|
$43.13
DOP2,554.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.71
|
$47.94
DOP2,839.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$119.06
|
$79.26
DOP4,694.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$142.77
|
$81.48
DOP4,826.46
|
|
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