Cost of living comparison

 Saint Kitts and Nevis
compared to
 Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 33.6% cheaper than Saint Kitts and Nevis overall.

Restaurants
pay 60.3% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries
pay 26.4% less in Dominican Republic
Housing
pay 22.9% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.6% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing
pay 42.8% less in Dominican Republic

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Saint Kitts and Nevis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

pay 60.3% less for restaurants

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $22.20
EC$60.00
$7.20
DOP424.81
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.98
EC$37.77
$6.54
DOP385.84
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.04
EC$5.50
$0.97
DOP57.35

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pay 26.4% less for groceries

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominican Republic
Bread
1 loaf
$4.07
EC$10.99
$1.52
DOP89.62
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.51
EC$14.88
$3.28
DOP193.75
Milk (1 gallon) $12.19
EC$32.94
$4.35
DOP256.79

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $4.64
DOP273.94
Monthly public transit pass ?? $56.13
DOP3,313.32
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $26,137.07
DOP1,542,966.41

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pay 22.9% less for housing

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominican Republic
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $36.09
DOP2,130.26
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $700.00
EC$1,891.79
$624.27
DOP36,852.92
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $355.68
DOP20,996.82

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $250.80
DOP14,805.52
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $4,459.64
DOP263,268.69

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pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.22
EC$6.00
$2.61
DOP154.09
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
EC$10.00
$2.03
DOP119.61
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.55
EC$15.00
$4.25
DOP250.94

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominican Republic
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$88.81
EC$240.00
$46.15
DOP2,724.67
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $46.61
DOP2,751.74
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$129.51
EC$350.00
$80.84
DOP4,772.47

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