Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 42.6% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 9.5% more for restaurants
|
Moldova
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.37
MDL116.94
|
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.65
MDL122.03
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
MDL16.28
|
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MDL11.34
|
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
|
pay 59.1% more for groceries
|
Moldova
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MDL8.28
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
MDL86.74
|
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
MDL83.55
|
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
MDL35.03
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
MDL43.14
|
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
MDL6.55
|
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
MDL14.69
|
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
MDL13.73
|
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
MDL15.78
|
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.54
|
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.55
|
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Moldova
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
MDL91.62
|
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.97
MDL237.95
|
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,774.44
MDL472,850.51
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.49
MDL82.37
|
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
|
pay 52.3% more for housing
|
Moldova
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.34
MDL189.72
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.48
MDL8,319.34
|
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$380.54
MDL6,981.20
|
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.43
MDL3,126.69
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
|
pay 23.5% less for childcare
|
Moldova
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$368.94
MDL6,768.56
|
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,247.42
MDL96,267.64
|
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
|
pay 34.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moldova
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.25
MDL22.88
|
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.42
MDL26.03
|
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.77
MDL50.84
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.20
MDL774.20
|
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
MDL106.77
|
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
|
Moldova
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.93
MDL1,154.46
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
MDL889.77
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.60
MDL1,735.48
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.56
MDL2,285.16
|
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
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