Cost of living comparison
Italy is 57.3% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Italy
- Groceries
-
pay 57.4% more in Italy
- Transportation
-
pay 4.1% more in Italy
- Housing
-
pay 58.0% more in Italy
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Italy
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 51.8% more in Italy
- Clothing
-
pay 20.0% more in Italy
The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Italy are more expensive than in Dominican Republic. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Italy.
If you lived in Italy instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP446.01
|
$16.15
€15.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP405.10
|
$10.06
€9.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP60.21
|
$2.55
€2.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP44.89
|
$1.22
€1.16
|
|
pay 57.4% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP94.09
|
$2.04
€1.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP203.42
|
$6.83
€6.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP269.60
|
$5.53
€5.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP104.82
|
$3.41
€3.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP137.30
|
$5.05
€4.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP66.50
|
$0.97
€0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.78
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP59.97
|
$1.04
€0.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.89
|
$1.31
€1.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.64
|
$0.76
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP55.83
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP287.61
|
$7.22
€6.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,478.70
|
$38.81
€36.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,619,983.13
|
$28,223.13
€26,900.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,420.78
|
$19.13
€18.23
|
|
pay 58.0% more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,236.59
|
$28.87
€27.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP38,692.43
|
$656.19
€625.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP22,044.87
|
$511.91
€487.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,078.56
|
$150.39
€143.35
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,544.53
|
$508.72
€484.89
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP276,409.67
|
$9,465.55
€9,022.11
|
|
pay 51.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP161.79
|
$5.01
€4.78
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP125.59
|
$1.69
€1.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP263.46
|
$6.20
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,904.50
|
$52.12
€49.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP345.63
|
$9.39
€8.95
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,860.67
|
$78.41
€74.74
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,889.09
|
$33.87
€32.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP5,010.69
|
$86.07
€82.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,467.64
|
$115.43
€110.02
|
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