Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 42.3% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP434.88
|
$8.25
LRD1,522.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP394.99
|
$11.00
LRD2,030.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.71
|
$1.88
LRD346.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.77
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP91.75
|
$1.65
LRD305.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP198.34
|
$5.91
LRD1,089.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP262.87
|
$6.08
LRD1,122.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.21
|
$3.63
LRD669.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP133.88
|
$4.48
LRD826.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP64.84
|
$0.74
LRD137.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.24
|
$2.58
LRD475.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.48
|
$3.95
LRD729.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.87
|
$3.18
LRD586.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.63
|
$1.03
LRD190.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.44
|
$3.88
LRD715.14
|
|
pay 50.7% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP280.43
|
$4.03
LRD744.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,391.88
|
$20.00
LRD3,691.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,579,550.99
|
$5,069.87
LRD935,658.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,385.32
|
$12.69
LRD2,342.33
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,180.77
|
$93.25
LRD17,209.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,726.73
|
$666.67
LRD123,035.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,494.67
|
$90.00
LRD16,609.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,001.73
|
$208.46
LRD38,471.31
|
|
pay 68.4% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,156.56
|
$74.33
LRD13,717.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP269,510.93
|
$1,500.00
LRD276,828.98
|
|
pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP157.75
|
$2.50
LRD461.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.45
|
$3.12
LRD576.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP256.88
|
$5.00
LRD922.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,856.97
|
$76.25
LRD14,072.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP337.01
|
$9.75
LRD1,799.34
|
|
pay 35.0% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,789.27
|
$18.41
LRD3,398.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,816.99
|
$33.75
LRD6,228.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,885.63
|
$56.25
LRD10,381.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,331.18
|
$68.75
LRD12,688.00
|
|
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