Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 14.2% cheaper than San Marino.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 42.6% less for restaurants
San Marino
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.33
€15.23
|
$7.38
DOP436.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
€7.02
|
$7.46
DOP441.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.89
|
$0.89
DOP52.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.54
DOP31.75
|
|
pay 8.1% less for groceries
San Marino
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$1.66
DOP98.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.17
€4.82
|
$3.27
DOP193.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.10
|
$4.40
DOP260.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
€2.33
|
$1.66
DOP98.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.15
|
$2.27
DOP134.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.11
DOP65.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.33
DOP19.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$1.06
DOP62.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.81
|
$0.63
DOP37.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.63
DOP37.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.01
DOP59.72
|
|
pay 16.3% more for transportation
San Marino
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.35
€5.93
|
$4.82
DOP285.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.74
€31.48
|
$58.49
DOP3,464.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,402.53
€21,835.80
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,626,163.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.10
€20.62
|
$21.84
DOP1,293.54
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
San Marino
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.47
€30.30
|
$39.22
DOP2,322.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$544.24
€507.81
|
$602.75
DOP35,703.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.43
€469.72
|
$333.99
DOP19,783.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.75
€64.15
|
$35.91
DOP2,126.89
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
San Marino
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$355.57
€331.77
|
$276.66
DOP16,387.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,442.45
€5,078.09
|
$4,677.72
DOP277,081.76
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
San Marino
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.63
€4.32
|
$2.54
DOP150.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$2.09
DOP123.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.44
€5.08
|
$4.15
DOP245.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.75
€66.02
|
$34.54
DOP2,045.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
€7.11
|
$5.98
DOP354.28
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
San Marino
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
€91.41
|
$43.13
DOP2,554.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.38
€33.01
|
$47.94
DOP2,839.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.96
€91.41
|
$79.26
DOP4,694.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.96
€91.41
|
$81.48
DOP4,826.46
|
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