Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 26.6% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 17.2% less for restaurants
Serbia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
RSD729
|
$7.38
DOP436.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.11
RSD777
|
$7.46
DOP441.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
RSD152
|
$0.89
DOP52.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
RSD114
|
$0.54
DOP31.75
|
|
pay 49.2% more for groceries
Serbia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
RSD73
|
$1.66
DOP98.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.27
RSD357
|
$3.27
DOP193.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
RSD501
|
$4.40
DOP260.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
RSD245
|
$1.66
DOP98.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
RSD303
|
$2.27
DOP134.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
RSD48
|
$1.11
DOP65.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
RSD78
|
$0.33
DOP19.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
RSD74
|
$1.06
DOP62.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
RSD87
|
$0.63
DOP37.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
RSD42
|
$0.63
DOP37.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
RSD38
|
$1.01
DOP59.72
|
|
pay 80.2% more for transportation
Serbia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.36
RSD695
|
$4.82
DOP285.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.61
RSD2,910
|
$58.49
DOP3,464.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,673.81
RSD2,917,022
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,626,163.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.78
RSD741
|
$21.84
DOP1,293.54
|
|
pay 45.3% more for housing
Serbia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
RSD2,383
|
$39.22
DOP2,322.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.12
RSD31,618
|
$602.75
DOP35,703.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.18
RSD22,766
|
$333.99
DOP19,783.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.12
RSD12,152
|
$35.91
DOP2,126.89
|
|
pay 2.6% more for childcare
Serbia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.93
RSD24,051
|
$276.66
DOP16,387.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,902.44
RSD645,485
|
$4,677.72
DOP277,081.76
|
|
pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports
Serbia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.96
RSD215
|
$2.54
DOP150.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
RSD169
|
$2.09
DOP123.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
RSD393
|
$4.15
DOP245.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.04
RSD2,629
|
$34.54
DOP2,045.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.51
RSD493
|
$5.98
DOP354.28
|
|
pay 4.9% less for clothing
Serbia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.85
RSD6,982
|
$43.13
DOP2,554.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
RSD3,825
|
$47.94
DOP2,839.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.04
RSD9,627
|
$79.26
DOP4,694.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
RSD10,387
|
$81.48
DOP4,826.46
|
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