Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 38.8% more expensive than Georgia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Georgia, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
|
Georgia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.82
GEL26.85
|
$7.20
DOP434.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.91
GEL21.62
|
$6.54
DOP394.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
GEL2.28
|
$0.97
DOP58.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
GEL1.19
|
$0.72
DOP43.77
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
|
Georgia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.60
GEL1.65
|
$1.52
DOP91.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
GEL10.91
|
$3.28
DOP198.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.10
GEL19.41
|
$4.35
DOP262.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
GEL6.30
|
$1.69
DOP102.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.62
GEL7.17
|
$2.22
DOP133.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
GEL1.46
|
$1.07
DOP64.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
GEL2.03
|
$0.35
DOP21.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
GEL1.95
|
$0.97
DOP58.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
GEL1.86
|
$0.66
DOP39.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
GEL0.79
|
$0.66
DOP39.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
GEL0.89
|
$0.90
DOP54.44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Georgia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
GEL12.26
|
$4.64
DOP280.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.38
GEL36.60
|
$56.13
DOP3,391.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,514.71
GEL56,107.72
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,579,550.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.97
GEL16.34
|
$22.92
DOP1,385.32
|
|
pay 40.6% more for housing
|
Georgia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.81
GEL43.23
|
$36.09
DOP2,180.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$472.27
GEL1,291.65
|
$624.27
DOP37,726.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$323.81
GEL885.63
|
$355.68
DOP21,494.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.01
GEL147.72
|
$49.67
DOP3,001.73
|
|
pay 20.9% more for childcare
|
Georgia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$199.75
GEL546.33
|
$250.80
DOP15,156.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,840.26
GEL10,503.10
|
$4,459.64
DOP269,510.93
|
|
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Georgia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.54
GEL4.22
|
$2.61
DOP157.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
GEL6.71
|
$2.03
DOP122.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.92
GEL7.99
|
$4.25
DOP256.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.78
GEL108.79
|
$30.73
DOP1,856.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.96
GEL16.29
|
$5.58
DOP337.01
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
|
Georgia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.01
GEL169.61
|
$46.15
DOP2,789.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
GEL113.05
|
$46.61
DOP2,816.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.06
GEL273.65
|
$80.84
DOP4,885.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.32
GEL282.58
|
$88.22
DOP5,331.18
|
|
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