Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 23.8% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Malta, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.64
|
$7.38
DOP436.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.90
|
$7.46
DOP441.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.02
|
$0.89
DOP52.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.45
|
$0.54
DOP31.75
|
|
pay 16.8% less for groceries
Malta
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.66
DOP98.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.16
|
$3.27
DOP193.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.11
|
$4.40
DOP260.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.84
|
$1.66
DOP98.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.54
|
$2.27
DOP134.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.11
DOP65.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.33
DOP19.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.06
DOP62.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$0.63
DOP37.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.63
DOP37.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.01
DOP59.72
|
|
pay 28.2% more for transportation
Malta
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.13
|
$4.82
DOP285.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.54
|
$58.49
DOP3,464.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€24,149.68
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,626,163.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.38
|
$21.84
DOP1,293.54
|
|
pay 32.8% less for housing
Malta
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€31.26
|
$39.22
DOP2,322.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€872.36
|
$602.75
DOP35,703.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€725.23
|
$333.99
DOP19,783.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€75.89
|
$35.91
DOP2,126.89
|
|
pay 49.5% less for childcare
Malta
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€540.18
|
$276.66
DOP16,387.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,216.67
|
$4,677.72
DOP277,081.76
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.32
|
$2.54
DOP150.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.33
|
$2.09
DOP123.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.56
|
$4.15
DOP245.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€51.66
|
$34.54
DOP2,045.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.64
|
$5.98
DOP354.28
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Malta
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€83.44
|
$43.13
DOP2,554.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€36.45
|
$47.94
DOP2,839.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€80.56
|
$79.26
DOP4,694.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€96.96
|
$81.48
DOP4,826.46
|
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