Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 46.6% cheaper than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
|
Luxembourg
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.07
|
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
|
pay 40.5% less for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.48
|
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.37
|
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.10
|
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.61
|
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
|
pay 63.4% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.35
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
|
pay 76.9% less for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,460.70
|
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
|
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.98
|
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.21
|
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.38
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.41
|
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
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