Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 55.6% more expensive than Mongolia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Mongolia, you would:
pay 40.2% more for restaurants
Mongolia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.71
MNT16,250.00
|
$7.38
DOP436.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.35
MNT15,000.00
|
$7.46
DOP441.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
MNT2,571.88
|
$0.89
DOP52.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
MNT1,630.77
|
$0.54
DOP31.75
|
|
pay 7.6% more for groceries
Mongolia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.81
MNT2,783.70
|
$1.66
DOP98.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
MNT23,928.57
|
$3.27
DOP193.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
MNT17,091.14
|
$4.40
DOP260.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
MNT6,815.00
|
$1.66
DOP98.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MNT6,501.50
|
$2.27
DOP134.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
MNT5,223.12
|
$1.11
DOP65.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.23
MNT4,243.16
|
$0.33
DOP19.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.78
MNT6,157.52
|
$1.06
DOP62.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MNT5,134.67
|
$0.63
DOP37.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
MNT940.64
|
$0.63
DOP37.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MNT1,697.73
|
$1.01
DOP59.72
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Mongolia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
MNT13,034.44
|
$4.82
DOP285.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
MNT27,500.00
|
$58.49
DOP3,464.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,855.07
MNT103,000,000.00
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,626,163.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.22
MNT18,000.00
|
$21.84
DOP1,293.54
|
|
pay 47.9% more for housing
Mongolia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.17
MNT42,000.00
|
$39.22
DOP2,322.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.53
MNT1,678,527.03
|
$602.75
DOP35,703.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.95
MNT1,314,285.71
|
$333.99
DOP19,783.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.80
MNT213,218.12
|
$35.91
DOP2,126.89
|
|
pay 30.8% more for childcare
Mongolia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.72
MNT520,000.00
|
$276.66
DOP16,387.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,997.58
MNT20,691,666.67
|
$4,677.72
DOP277,081.76
|
|
pay 35.3% more for entertainment and sports
Mongolia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
MNT5,500.00
|
$2.54
DOP150.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.39
MNT8,233.33
|
$2.09
DOP123.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.74
MNT6,000.00
|
$4.15
DOP245.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.58
MNT205,555.56
|
$34.54
DOP2,045.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MNT15,500.00
|
$5.98
DOP354.28
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
Mongolia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.87
MNT210,000.00
|
$43.13
DOP2,554.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.66
MNT150,624.88
|
$47.94
DOP2,839.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.14
MNT293,750.00
|
$79.26
DOP4,694.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.36
MNT442,857.14
|
$81.48
DOP4,826.46
|
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