Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 29.6% more expensive than Armenia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Armenia, you would:
pay 0.1% more for restaurants
Armenia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
AMD4,131.11
|
$7.20
DOP433.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,505.18
|
$6.54
DOP393.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.86
AMD335.22
|
$0.97
DOP58.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
AMD191.35
|
$0.72
DOP43.64
|
|
pay 34.9% more for groceries
Armenia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
AMD271.59
|
$1.52
DOP91.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
AMD1,511.65
|
$3.28
DOP197.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.47
AMD2,130.98
|
$4.35
DOP262.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
AMD854.96
|
$1.69
DOP101.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AMD1,247.52
|
$2.22
DOP133.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD217.38
|
$1.07
DOP64.64
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
AMD285.55
|
$0.35
DOP21.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
AMD248.51
|
$0.97
DOP58.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
AMD309.92
|
$0.66
DOP39.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD130.68
|
$0.66
DOP39.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
AMD122.41
|
$0.90
DOP54.28
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Armenia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.63
AMD1,800.98
|
$4.64
DOP279.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,007.40
|
$56.13
DOP3,381.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,017,760.12
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,574,821.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.76
AMD1,462.16
|
$22.92
DOP1,381.17
|
|
pay 3.6% more for housing
Armenia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.21
AMD7,479.35
|
$36.09
DOP2,174.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$684.28
AMD266,433.78
|
$624.27
DOP37,613.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.92
AMD174,403.95
|
$355.68
DOP21,430.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.01
AMD34,656.47
|
$49.67
DOP2,992.74
|
|
pay 29.1% less for childcare
Armenia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.71
AMD105,405.77
|
$250.80
DOP15,111.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,038.40
AMD3,519,245.27
|
$4,459.64
DOP268,703.94
|
|
pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports
Armenia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.67
AMD650.96
|
$2.61
DOP157.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.87
AMD1,116.35
|
$2.03
DOP122.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,001.48
|
$4.25
DOP256.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.15
AMD26,147.54
|
$30.73
DOP1,851.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.79
AMD2,253.33
|
$5.58
DOP336.00
|
|
pay 17.2% less for clothing
Armenia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.99
AMD27,641.57
|
$46.15
DOP2,780.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.27
AMD19,962.18
|
$46.61
DOP2,808.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD54,483.14
|
$80.84
DOP4,871.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.15
AMD29,260.63
|
$88.22
DOP5,315.22
|
|
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