Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 6.6% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.9% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP436.09
|
$7.69
AMD2,982.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP440.82
|
$6.91
AMD2,681.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP52.68
|
$0.90
AMD349.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.70
|
$0.49
AMD188.40
|
|
pay 0.5% less for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP97.90
|
$0.65
AMD250.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP193.16
|
$3.73
AMD1,445.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP260.17
|
$5.47
AMD2,124.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP98.39
|
$2.11
AMD818.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP134.30
|
$3.10
AMD1,202.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.80
|
$0.52
AMD202.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.75
|
$0.81
AMD314.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP62.51
|
$0.73
AMD282.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.54
|
$0.76
AMD294.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.13
|
$0.30
AMD117.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP59.61
|
$0.28
AMD108.42
|
|
pay 39.2% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP284.93
|
$4.74
AMD1,840.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,458.58
|
$12.96
AMD5,027.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,623,287.86
|
$29,372.79
AMD11,397,420.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,291.26
|
$3.33
AMD1,293.52
|
|
pay 28.5% more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,318.80
|
$20.16
AMD7,820.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,640.27
|
$519.26
AMD201,486.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,748.99
|
$429.13
AMD166,514.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,123.13
|
$89.11
AMD34,578.88
|
|
pay 31.1% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,358.74
|
$232.04
AMD90,037.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP276,591.75
|
$8,339.63
AMD3,235,996.21
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP150.23
|
$1.64
AMD636.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP123.45
|
$2.52
AMD977.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP245.33
|
$2.59
AMD1,005.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,042.22
|
$45.58
AMD17,685.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP353.65
|
$5.61
AMD2,177.92
|
|
pay 34.3% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Armenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,550.01
|
$75.77
AMD29,402.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,834.40
|
$54.33
AMD21,079.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,686.36
|
$106.04
AMD41,145.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,817.93
|
$93.12
AMD36,134.19
|
|
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