Cost of living comparison
Germany is 91.8% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Germany instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP436.09
|
$13.72
€12.63
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP440.82
|
$10.18
€9.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP52.68
|
$2.83
€2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.70
|
$2.48
€2.29
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP97.90
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP193.16
|
$6.75
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP260.17
|
$4.24
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP98.39
|
$3.55
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP134.30
|
$7.19
€6.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.80
|
$1.26
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.75
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP62.51
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.54
|
$1.39
€1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.13
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP59.61
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP284.93
|
$7.16
€6.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,458.58
|
$54.61
€50.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,623,287.86
|
$29,249.82
€26,942.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,291.26
|
$23.30
€21.46
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,318.80
|
$49.15
€45.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,640.27
|
$800.45
€737.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,748.99
|
$616.33
€567.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,123.13
|
$232.30
€213.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,358.74
|
$434.24
€399.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP276,591.75
|
$12,512.98
€11,525.80
|
|
pay 72.1% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP150.23
|
$4.33
€3.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP123.45
|
$3.44
€3.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP245.33
|
$8.81
€8.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,042.22
|
$35.42
€32.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP353.65
|
$12.56
€11.57
|
|
pay 35.3% more for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,550.01
|
$83.65
€77.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,834.40
|
$41.29
€38.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,686.36
|
$89.84
€82.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,817.93
|
$120.25
€110.76
|
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