Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 37.7% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Norway, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK197.72
|
$7.38
DOP436.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK125.10
|
$7.46
DOP441.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK31.95
|
$0.89
DOP52.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK26.83
|
$0.54
DOP31.75
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
Norway
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK31.56
|
$1.66
DOP98.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK55.79
|
$3.27
DOP193.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK78.90
|
$4.40
DOP260.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK39.74
|
$1.66
DOP98.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK61.89
|
$2.27
DOP134.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.04
|
$1.11
DOP65.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.30
|
$0.33
DOP19.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.23
|
$1.06
DOP62.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK18.93
|
$0.63
DOP37.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK9.96
|
$0.63
DOP37.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.81
|
$1.01
DOP59.72
|
|
pay 18.7% less for transportation
Norway
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK80.70
|
$4.82
DOP285.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK795.62
|
$58.49
DOP3,464.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK359,850.69
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,626,163.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK229.58
|
$21.84
DOP1,293.54
|
|
pay 49.0% less for housing
Norway
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK540.72
|
$39.22
DOP2,322.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,224.21
|
$602.75
DOP35,703.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,511.36
|
$333.99
DOP19,783.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,416.30
|
$35.91
DOP2,126.89
|
|
pay 21.5% less for childcare
Norway
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,136.79
|
$276.66
DOP16,387.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK79,682.17
|
$4,677.72
DOP277,081.76
|
|
pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK98.81
|
$2.54
DOP150.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK48.89
|
$2.09
DOP123.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK144.41
|
$4.15
DOP245.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK461.72
|
$34.54
DOP2,045.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK140.52
|
$5.98
DOP354.28
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
Norway
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK884.05
|
$43.13
DOP2,554.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK438.01
|
$47.94
DOP2,839.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK983.77
|
$79.26
DOP4,694.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,314.35
|
$81.48
DOP4,826.46
|
|
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