Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 3.4 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR453.74
|
$7.20
DOP433.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,028.37
|
$6.54
DOP393.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR82.85
|
$0.97
DOP58.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.64
|
$0.72
DOP43.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR151.26
|
$1.52
DOP91.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR687.74
|
$3.28
DOP197.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR761.04
|
$4.35
DOP262.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR320.58
|
$1.69
DOP101.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR343.65
|
$2.22
DOP133.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR129.38
|
$1.07
DOP64.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.72
|
$0.35
DOP21.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.16
|
$0.97
DOP58.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR63.72
|
$0.66
DOP39.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.50
|
$0.66
DOP39.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.25
|
$0.90
DOP54.28
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,030.66
|
$4.64
DOP279.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,864.69
|
$56.13
DOP3,381.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,211,795.31
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,574,821.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,288.93
|
$22.92
DOP1,381.17
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,839.53
|
$36.09
DOP2,174.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,649.40
|
$624.27
DOP37,613.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,525.99
|
$355.68
DOP21,430.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,808.45
|
$49.67
DOP2,992.74
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,542.72
|
$250.80
DOP15,111.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR353,147.12
|
$4,459.64
DOP268,703.94
|
|
pay 77.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR506.82
|
$2.61
DOP157.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR415.50
|
$2.03
DOP122.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR525.22
|
$4.25
DOP256.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,533.15
|
$30.73
DOP1,851.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,075.30
|
$5.58
DOP336.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,941.04
|
$46.15
DOP2,780.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,082.69
|
$46.61
DOP2,808.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,041.50
|
$80.84
DOP4,871.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,039.26
|
$88.22
DOP5,315.22
|
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