Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 5.5 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP19.92
|
$7.38
DOP436.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.89
|
$7.46
DOP440.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.31
|
$0.89
DOP52.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.64
|
$0.54
DOP31.70
|
|
pay 18.4% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.42
|
$1.66
DOP97.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.79
|
$3.27
DOP193.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.20
|
$4.40
DOP260.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP11.95
|
$1.66
DOP98.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.40
|
$2.27
DOP134.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$1.11
DOP65.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.26
|
$0.33
DOP19.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.41
|
$1.06
DOP62.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.31
|
$0.63
DOP37.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.94
|
$0.63
DOP37.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.03
|
$1.01
DOP59.61
|
|
pay 98.8% more for transportation
Tonga
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.31
|
$4.82
DOP284.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$58.49
DOP3,458.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,943.70
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,623,287.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP166.83
|
$21.84
DOP1,291.26
|
|
pay 76.5% less for housing
Tonga
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP298.79
|
$39.22
DOP2,318.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$602.75
DOP35,640.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$333.99
DOP19,748.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP533.14
|
$35.91
DOP2,123.13
|
|
pay 29.0 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP258.95
|
$276.66
DOP16,358.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.20
|
$4,677.72
DOP276,591.75
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP7.97
|
$2.54
DOP150.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP6.97
|
$2.09
DOP123.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.90
|
$4.15
DOP245.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.80
|
$34.54
DOP2,042.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.98
DOP353.65
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP9.96
|
$43.13
DOP2,550.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.90
|
$47.94
DOP2,834.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.80
|
$79.26
DOP4,686.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.72
|
$81.48
DOP4,817.93
|
|
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