Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 25.4% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 30.8% less for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.38
DOP436.09
|
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
DOP440.82
|
$5.33
SOS3,046
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
DOP52.68
|
$0.71
SOS408
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
DOP31.70
|
$0.48
SOS273
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
DOP97.90
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
DOP193.16
|
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
DOP260.17
|
$6.37
SOS3,639
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.66
DOP98.39
|
$2.23
SOS1,274
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
DOP134.30
|
$2.67
SOS1,526
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.80
|
$1.73
SOS986
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.33
DOP19.75
|
$0.88
SOS505
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
DOP62.51
|
$1.32
SOS751
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.54
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP37.13
|
$0.61
SOS347
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
DOP59.61
|
$0.54
SOS309
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.82
DOP284.93
|
$4.08
SOS2,330
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
DOP3,458.58
|
$37.50
SOS21,417
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,453.03
DOP1,623,287.86
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,283,972
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.84
DOP1,291.26
|
$7.60
SOS4,341
|
|
pay 0.3% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.22
DOP2,318.80
|
$30.62
SOS17,491
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$602.75
DOP35,640.27
|
$207.78
SOS118,667
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$333.99
DOP19,748.99
|
$86.25
SOS49,262
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.91
DOP2,123.13
|
$94.31
SOS53,865
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$276.66
DOP16,358.74
|
$55.21
SOS31,531
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,677.72
DOP276,591.75
|
$922.50
SOS526,863
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.54
DOP150.23
|
$8.50
SOS4,855
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
DOP123.45
|
$1.22
SOS698
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
DOP245.33
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.54
DOP2,042.22
|
$30.00
SOS17,134
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.98
DOP353.65
|
$5.00
SOS2,856
|
|
pay 54.9% less for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
DOP2,550.01
|
$18.61
SOS10,629
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.94
DOP2,834.40
|
$23.11
SOS13,199
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.26
DOP4,686.36
|
$25.89
SOS14,786
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.48
DOP4,817.93
|
$45.78
SOS26,145
|
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