Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 9.1% more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Mali, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
Mali
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.91
F CFA2,968
|
$7.38
DOP433.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.59
F CFA3,985
|
$7.46
DOP438.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA469
|
$0.89
DOP52.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
F CFA389
|
$0.54
DOP31.53
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Mali
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
F CFA636
|
$1.66
DOP97.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
F CFA5,818
|
$3.27
DOP192.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,722
|
$4.40
DOP258.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
F CFA1,556
|
$1.66
DOP97.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
F CFA2,160
|
$2.27
DOP133.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.11
DOP65.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.33
DOP19.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA605
|
$1.06
DOP62.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA768
|
$0.63
DOP37.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
F CFA279
|
$0.63
DOP36.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
F CFA366
|
$1.01
DOP59.30
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
Mali
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,316
|
$4.82
DOP283.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.49
DOP3,440.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,453.03
DOP1,614,780.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$21.84
DOP1,284.49
|
|
pay 6.2% less for housing
Mali
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.18
F CFA20,666
|
$39.22
DOP2,306.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.00
F CFA302,326
|
$602.75
DOP35,453.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$307.59
F CFA185,983
|
$333.99
DOP19,645.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$114.71
F CFA69,357
|
$35.91
DOP2,112.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Mali
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$276.66
DOP16,273.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$4,677.72
DOP275,142.11
|
pay 59.1% more for entertainment and sports
Mali
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.64
F CFA1,594
|
$2.54
DOP149.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
F CFA1,200
|
$2.09
DOP122.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA564
|
$4.15
DOP244.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.94
F CFA42,291
|
$34.54
DOP2,031.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
F CFA3,628
|
$5.98
DOP351.80
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Mali
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$43.13
DOP2,536.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$47.94
DOP2,819.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$79.26
DOP4,661.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$81.48
DOP4,792.68
|
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