Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 38.0% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 86.7% more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Estonia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP436.09
|
$10.09
€9.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP440.82
|
$8.14
€7.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP52.68
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.70
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP97.90
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP193.16
|
$4.85
€4.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP260.17
|
$3.95
€3.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP98.39
|
$2.49
€2.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP134.30
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.80
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.75
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP62.51
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.54
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.13
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP59.61
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
pay 18.1% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP284.93
|
$7.06
€6.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,458.58
|
$23.92
€22.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,623,287.86
|
$26,691.01
€24,585.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,291.26
|
$9.39
€8.65
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,318.80
|
$25.00
€23.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,640.27
|
$454.70
€418.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,748.99
|
$349.83
€322.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,123.13
|
$207.98
€191.57
|
|
pay 14.1% more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,358.74
|
$200.34
€184.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP276,591.75
|
$7,293.58
€6,718.17
|
|
pay 43.5% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP150.23
|
$4.01
€3.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP123.45
|
$3.06
€2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP245.33
|
$5.61
€5.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,042.22
|
$45.53
€41.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP353.65
|
$8.73
€8.04
|
|
pay 21.8% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,550.01
|
$88.43
€81.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,834.40
|
$32.00
€29.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,686.36
|
$75.24
€69.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,817.93
|
$98.03
€90.30
|
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