Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 14.2% cheaper than Montenegro.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 43.0% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€10.86
|
$7.20
DOP433.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.46
|
$6.54
DOP393.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.01
|
$0.97
DOP58.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.59
|
$0.72
DOP43.64
|
|
pay 4.5% more for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
$1.52
DOP91.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.85
|
$3.28
DOP197.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€4.97
|
$4.35
DOP262.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.89
|
$1.69
DOP101.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.07
|
$2.22
DOP133.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$1.07
DOP64.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.35
DOP21.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.97
DOP58.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.12
|
$0.66
DOP39.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.66
DOP39.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.57
|
$0.90
DOP54.28
|
|
pay 37.5% more for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.86
|
$4.64
DOP279.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€37.49
|
$56.13
DOP3,381.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€26,769.38
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,574,821.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.30
|
$22.92
DOP1,381.17
|
|
pay 17.3% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€27.99
|
$36.09
DOP2,174.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€663.65
|
$624.27
DOP37,613.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€514.77
|
$355.68
DOP21,430.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€94.56
|
$49.67
DOP2,992.74
|
|
pay 41.7% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€369.71
|
$250.80
DOP15,111.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,313.59
|
$4,459.64
DOP268,703.94
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.60
|
$2.61
DOP157.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.17
|
$2.03
DOP122.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€3.96
|
$4.25
DOP256.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€56.48
|
$30.73
DOP1,851.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.26
|
$5.58
DOP336.00
|
|
pay 27.7% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€79.96
|
$46.15
DOP2,780.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€43.51
|
$46.61
DOP2,808.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€100.61
|
$80.84
DOP4,871.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€156.82
|
$88.22
DOP5,315.22
|
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