Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 2.3 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 63.8% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,513
|
$7.38
DOP443.27
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.33
SOS3,044
|
$7.46
DOP448.07
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SOS407
|
$0.89
DOP53.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
SOS273
|
$0.54
DOP32.22
|
|
pay 5.0% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS555
|
$1.66
DOP99.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,118
|
$3.27
DOP196.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
SOS3,637
|
$4.40
DOP264.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
SOS1,273
|
$1.66
DOP100.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,525
|
$2.27
DOP136.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS986
|
$1.11
DOP66.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS504
|
$0.33
DOP20.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS751
|
$1.06
DOP63.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$0.63
DOP38.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SOS347
|
$0.63
DOP37.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS309
|
$1.01
DOP60.59
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.08
SOS2,329
|
$4.82
DOP289.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.50
SOS21,404
|
$58.49
DOP3,515.45
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,649,982.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.60
SOS4,338
|
$21.84
DOP1,312.49
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,480
|
$39.22
DOP2,356.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$207.78
SOS118,596
|
$602.75
DOP36,226.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$86.25
SOS49,232
|
$333.99
DOP20,073.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,833
|
$35.91
DOP2,158.04
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,512
|
$276.66
DOP16,627.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$922.50
SOS526,549
|
$4,677.72
DOP281,140.24
|
|
pay 48.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.50
SOS4,852
|
$2.54
DOP152.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
SOS698
|
$2.09
DOP125.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS768
|
$4.15
DOP249.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,124
|
$34.54
DOP2,075.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,854
|
$5.98
DOP359.47
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,623
|
$43.13
DOP2,591.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,191
|
$47.94
DOP2,881.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,777
|
$79.26
DOP4,763.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,129
|
$81.48
DOP4,897.16
|
|
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