Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 25.8% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 16.9% more for restaurants
|
Namibia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.95
NAD145.83
|
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.23
NAD77.58
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
NAD15.28
|
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.54
|
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
NAD16.06
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.33
NAD61.15
|
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
NAD93.81
|
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
NAD47.04
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
NAD42.72
|
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
NAD14.56
|
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
NAD14.05
|
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
NAD13.07
|
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
NAD15.25
|
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
NAD16.77
|
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NAD17.10
|
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
|
pay 88.0% more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
NAD87.49
|
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.08
NAD624.99
|
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,621.70
NAD286,451.95
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.10
NAD130.21
|
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
|
pay 0.1% less for housing
|
Namibia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.90
NAD1,171.72
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$452.24
NAD8,292.64
|
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$328.15
NAD6,017.22
|
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
NAD943.77
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
|
pay 16.1% more for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.47
NAD3,107.57
|
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,302.57
NAD97,232.21
|
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.49
NAD27.34
|
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
NAD33.10
|
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NAD54.42
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.72
NAD636.62
|
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
NAD89.84
|
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
|
pay 34.5% more for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.49
NAD687.48
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.97
NAD494.52
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.06
NAD1,284.69
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.59
NAD1,276.01
|
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
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