Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 8.7% more expensive than Comoros.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Comoros, you would:
pay 65.1% more for restaurants
|
Comoros
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF750
|
$7.20
DOP434.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
$6.54
DOP394.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF723
|
$0.97
DOP58.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF525
|
$0.72
DOP43.77
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
|
Comoros
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
$1.52
DOP91.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
$3.28
DOP198.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
$4.35
DOP262.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
$1.69
DOP102.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
$2.22
DOP133.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
$1.07
DOP64.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$0.35
DOP21.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF113
|
$0.97
DOP58.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF835
|
$0.66
DOP39.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF683
|
$0.66
DOP39.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF569
|
$0.90
DOP54.44
|
|
pay 61.7% more for transportation
|
Comoros
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
$4.64
DOP280.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
$56.13
DOP3,391.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,579,550.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
$22.92
DOP1,385.32
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
|
Comoros
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
$36.09
DOP2,180.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
$624.27
DOP37,726.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
$355.68
DOP21,494.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
$49.67
DOP3,001.73
|
|
pay 50.6% less for childcare
|
Comoros
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
$250.80
DOP15,156.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
$4,459.64
DOP269,510.93
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Comoros
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF733
|
$2.61
DOP157.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
$2.03
DOP122.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
$4.25
DOP256.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
$30.73
DOP1,856.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
$5.58
DOP337.01
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
|
Comoros
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$46.15
DOP2,789.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$46.61
DOP2,816.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
$80.84
DOP4,885.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
$88.22
DOP5,331.18
|
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