Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 2.4 times more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 68.4% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
|
pay 2.6% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
|
pay 46.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
|
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