Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 48.7% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 82.2% more for restaurants
|
Malaysia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
MYR13.31
|
$7.20
DOP434.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
MYR18.90
|
$6.54
DOP394.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
MYR3.03
|
$0.97
DOP58.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.71
|
$0.72
DOP43.77
|
|
pay 4.6% more for groceries
|
Malaysia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
MYR4.08
|
$1.52
DOP91.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
MYR34.20
|
$3.28
DOP198.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
MYR28.56
|
$4.35
DOP262.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.97
MYR8.81
|
$1.69
DOP102.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
MYR8.18
|
$2.22
DOP133.88
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
MYR5.24
|
$1.07
DOP64.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MYR2.55
|
$0.35
DOP21.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
MYR5.43
|
$0.97
DOP58.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.83
|
$0.66
DOP39.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MYR1.93
|
$0.66
DOP39.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.28
|
$0.90
DOP54.44
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Malaysia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.92
|
$4.64
DOP280.43
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.69
MYR70.13
|
$56.13
DOP3,391.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,330.57
MYR153,474.84
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,579,550.99
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.94
MYR31.01
|
$22.92
DOP1,385.32
|
|
pay 62.1% more for housing
|
Malaysia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.31
MYR117.64
|
$36.09
DOP2,180.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$322.80
MYR1,443.09
|
$624.27
DOP37,726.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.35
MYR949.31
|
$355.68
DOP21,494.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.00
MYR147.52
|
$49.67
DOP3,001.73
|
|
pay 10.2% more for childcare
|
Malaysia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$163.68
MYR731.72
|
$250.80
DOP15,156.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,626.64
MYR29,624.39
|
$4,459.64
DOP269,510.93
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Malaysia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
MYR16.35
|
$2.61
DOP157.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.54
MYR11.35
|
$2.03
DOP122.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.07
MYR18.18
|
$4.25
DOP256.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.32
MYR162.38
|
$30.73
DOP1,856.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
MYR17.87
|
$5.58
DOP337.01
|
|
pay 29.4% more for clothing
|
Malaysia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.15
MYR237.60
|
$46.15
DOP2,789.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.13
MYR134.68
|
$46.61
DOP2,816.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.18
MYR291.37
|
$80.84
DOP4,885.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.93
MYR259.00
|
$88.22
DOP5,331.18
|
|
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