Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 94.8% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Chad, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
|
Chad
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,696
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA567
|
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA425
|
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
|
pay 17.7% more for groceries
|
Chad
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA206
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,028
|
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,937
|
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,361
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,864
|
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,398
|
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA490
|
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,088
|
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA668
|
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA435
|
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Chad
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,466
|
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA51,379
|
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,090,282
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,312
|
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
|
pay 27.9% less for housing
|
Chad
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA119,884
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA871,883
|
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA113,033
|
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA117,869
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for childcare
|
Chad
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,607
|
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,027,577
|
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chad
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA591
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA82,206
|
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,083
|
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Chad
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,552
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,534
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,396
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,793
|
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
|
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