Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 60.4% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 82.9% more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP434.88
|
$13.96
FCFA8,684
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP394.99
|
$8.94
FCFA5,559
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.71
|
$1.88
FCFA1,172
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.77
|
$1.50
FCFA932
|
|
pay 66.2% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP91.75
|
$2.56
FCFA1,594
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP198.34
|
$4.20
FCFA2,614
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP262.87
|
$7.87
FCFA4,896
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.21
|
$3.39
FCFA2,110
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP133.88
|
$2.20
FCFA1,366
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP64.84
|
$1.18
FCFA734
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.24
|
$0.91
FCFA567
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.48
|
$1.98
FCFA1,229
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.87
|
$1.21
FCFA752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.63
|
$1.16
FCFA724
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.44
|
$1.05
FCFA654
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP280.43
|
$5.18
FCFA3,224
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,391.88
|
$22.59
FCFA14,053
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,579,550.99
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,463,498
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,385.32
|
$14.09
FCFA8,768
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,180.77
|
$75.50
FCFA46,966
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,726.73
|
$971.39
FCFA604,284
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,494.67
|
$357.68
FCFA222,505
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,001.73
|
$456.95
FCFA284,263
|
|
pay 0.1% less for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,156.56
|
$214.14
FCFA133,216
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP269,510.93
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,172,631
|
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP157.75
|
$2.76
FCFA1,720
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.45
|
$4.13
FCFA2,571
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP256.88
|
$3.75
FCFA2,333
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,856.97
|
$61.25
FCFA38,102
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP337.01
|
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,789.27
|
$35.83
FCFA22,291
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,816.99
|
$37.92
FCFA23,587
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,885.63
|
$92.22
FCFA57,370
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,331.18
|
$91.67
FCFA57,024
|
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