Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 5.4% more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 32.1% more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$137.04
|
$7.20
DOP433.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$156.43
|
$6.54
DOP393.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.88
|
$0.97
DOP58.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.88
|
$0.72
DOP43.64
|
|
pay 36.4% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.39
|
$1.52
DOP91.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$231.74
|
$3.28
DOP197.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$369.12
|
$4.35
DOP262.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.53
|
$1.69
DOP101.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.58
|
$2.22
DOP133.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.73
|
$1.07
DOP64.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$26.03
|
$0.35
DOP21.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.72
|
$0.97
DOP58.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.28
|
$0.66
DOP39.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.36
|
$0.66
DOP39.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.17
|
$0.90
DOP54.28
|
|
pay 50.2% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.96
|
$4.64
DOP279.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,233.95
|
$56.13
DOP3,381.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,092,361.20
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,574,821.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$304.54
|
$22.92
DOP1,381.17
|
|
pay 44.4% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$611.33
|
$36.09
DOP2,174.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,606.34
|
$624.27
DOP37,613.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,795.88
|
$355.68
DOP21,430.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,759.56
|
$49.67
DOP2,992.74
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,382.95
|
$250.80
DOP15,111.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$471,530.44
|
$4,459.64
DOP268,703.94
|
|
pay 4.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.33
|
$2.61
DOP157.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.41
|
$2.03
DOP122.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$130.24
|
$4.25
DOP256.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,124.77
|
$30.73
DOP1,851.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$302.57
|
$5.58
DOP336.00
|
|
pay 10.1% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,082.85
|
$46.15
DOP2,780.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$915.97
|
$46.61
DOP2,808.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,480.55
|
$80.84
DOP4,871.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,989.11
|
$88.22
DOP5,315.22
|
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