Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 0.8% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 38.1% less for restaurants
|
Estonia
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
€9.28
|
$7.38
DOP443.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
$7.46
DOP448.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.68
|
$0.89
DOP53.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.46
|
$0.54
DOP32.22
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
|
Estonia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.66
DOP99.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
€4.46
|
$3.27
DOP196.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
€3.63
|
$4.40
DOP264.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
$1.66
DOP100.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
€3.07
|
$2.27
DOP136.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$1.11
DOP66.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.33
DOP20.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.06
DOP63.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.15
|
$0.63
DOP38.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.63
DOP37.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.39
|
$1.01
DOP60.59
|
|
pay 62.1% more for transportation
|
Estonia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.49
|
$4.82
DOP289.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.92
€22.00
|
$58.49
DOP3,515.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,691.01
€24,544.60
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,649,982.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.39
€8.63
|
$21.84
DOP1,312.49
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
|
Estonia
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.00
€22.99
|
$39.22
DOP2,356.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.70
€418.14
|
$602.75
DOP36,226.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$349.83
€321.70
|
$333.99
DOP20,073.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.98
€191.25
|
$35.91
DOP2,158.04
|
|
pay 1.1% more for childcare
|
Estonia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.34
€184.23
|
$276.66
DOP16,627.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,293.58
€6,707.05
|
$4,677.72
DOP281,140.24
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Estonia
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.01
€3.69
|
$2.54
DOP152.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.81
|
$2.09
DOP125.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$4.15
DOP249.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.53
€41.87
|
$34.54
DOP2,075.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
€8.03
|
$5.98
DOP359.47
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Estonia
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.43
€81.32
|
$43.13
DOP2,591.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.00
€29.43
|
$47.94
DOP2,881.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.24
€69.19
|
$79.26
DOP4,763.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.03
€90.15
|
$81.48
DOP4,897.16
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