Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 62.5% more expensive than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 5.0% more for restaurants
|
Dominican Republic
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.20
DOP433.58
|
$8.01
AED29.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
DOP393.81
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
DOP58.53
|
$1.02
AED3.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
DOP43.64
|
$0.57
AED2.09
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
|
Dominican Republic
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
DOP91.47
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
DOP197.75
|
$5.08
AED18.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.35
DOP262.09
|
$6.80
AED24.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
DOP101.90
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
DOP133.48
|
$3.33
AED12.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
DOP64.64
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.17
|
$0.74
AED2.72
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
DOP58.30
|
$0.72
AED2.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.75
|
$0.56
AED2.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
DOP39.51
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DOP54.28
|
$0.47
AED1.74
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
|
Dominican Republic
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
DOP279.59
|
$3.06
AED11.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$56.13
DOP3,381.72
|
$48.60
AED178.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,137.07
DOP1,574,821.35
|
$42,240.06
AED155,147.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.92
DOP1,381.17
|
$8.46
AED31.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Dominican Republic
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.09
DOP2,174.24
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$624.27
DOP37,613.76
|
$1,395.59
AED5,125.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$355.68
DOP21,430.30
|
$985.52
AED3,619.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.67
DOP2,992.74
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
|
pay 92.8% more for childcare
|
Dominican Republic
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
DOP15,111.18
|
$507.75
AED1,864.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,459.64
DOP268,703.94
|
$8,162.28
AED29,980.05
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Dominican Republic
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.61
DOP157.27
|
$10.55
AED38.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
DOP122.08
|
$5.03
AED18.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.25
DOP256.12
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.73
DOP1,851.41
|
$84.91
AED311.88
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
DOP336.00
|
$12.83
AED47.12
|
|
pay 25.8% more for clothing
|
Dominican Republic
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.15
DOP2,780.92
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.61
DOP2,808.55
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.84
DOP4,871.00
|
$93.31
AED342.71
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.22
DOP5,315.22
|
$96.50
AED354.43
|
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