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
DOP436.45
|
$13.96
FCFA8,780
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
$8.94
FCFA5,620
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
$1.88
FCFA1,184
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
$1.50
FCFA942
|
|
pay 66.2% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
$2.56
FCFA1,612
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
$4.20
FCFA2,643
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
$7.87
FCFA4,950
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
$3.39
FCFA2,134
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
$2.20
FCFA1,381
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
$1.18
FCFA742
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
$0.91
FCFA573
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
$1.98
FCFA1,242
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
$1.21
FCFA760
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
$1.16
FCFA732
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
$1.05
FCFA661
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
$5.18
FCFA3,259
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
$22.59
FCFA14,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
$32,895.05
FCFA20,688,145
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
$14.09
FCFA8,864
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
$75.50
FCFA47,481
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
$971.39
FCFA610,918
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
$357.68
FCFA224,948
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
$456.95
FCFA287,384
|
|
pay 0.1% less for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
$214.14
FCFA134,678
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
$5,100.00
FCFA3,207,460
|
|
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
DOP158.31
|
$2.76
FCFA1,739
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
$4.13
FCFA2,599
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
$3.75
FCFA2,358
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
$61.25
FCFA38,520
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
$8.17
FCFA5,138
|
|
pay 5.8% less for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
$35.83
FCFA22,536
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
$37.92
FCFA23,846
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
$92.22
FCFA58,000
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
$91.67
FCFA57,650
|
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