Cost of living comparison
Armenia is 13.6% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Armenia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
$10.61
AMD4,173.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
$0.86
AMD338.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
$0.49
AMD193.30
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
$0.70
AMD274.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
$3.88
AMD1,527.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
$5.47
AMD2,152.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
$2.20
AMD863.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
$3.20
AMD1,260.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
$0.73
AMD288.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
$0.64
AMD251.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
$0.80
AMD313.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
$0.31
AMD123.67
|
|
pay 35.7% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
$4.63
AMD1,819.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
$3.76
AMD1,477.12
|
|
pay 17.0% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Armenia
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
$19.21
AMD7,555.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
$684.28
AMD269,158.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
$447.92
AMD176,187.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
$89.01
AMD35,010.92
|
|
pay 55.3% more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
$270.71
AMD106,483.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
$9,038.40
AMD3,555,238.66
|
|
pay 17.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
$1.67
AMD657.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
$2.87
AMD1,127.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
$67.15
AMD26,414.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
$5.79
AMD2,276.38
|
|
pay 30.5% more for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Armenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
$70.99
AMD27,924.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
$51.27
AMD20,166.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
$139.93
AMD55,040.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
$75.15
AMD29,559.90
|
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