Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 2.4 times more expensive than Tunisia.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Tunisia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Tunisia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.13
TND9.870
|
$7.20
DOP433.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.25
TND13.390
|
$6.54
DOP393.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
TND1.980
|
$0.97
DOP58.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.72
DOP43.64
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Tunisia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.16
TND0.510
|
$1.52
DOP91.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.92
TND15.520
|
$3.28
DOP197.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.78
TND5.620
|
$4.35
DOP262.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
TND4.610
|
$1.69
DOP101.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.36
TND7.450
|
$2.22
DOP133.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
TND2.420
|
$1.07
DOP64.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
TND4.200
|
$0.35
DOP21.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
TND1.520
|
$0.97
DOP58.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TND0.940
|
$0.66
DOP39.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
TND0.860
|
$0.66
DOP39.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
TND0.720
|
$0.90
DOP54.28
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
|
Tunisia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.00
TND9.440
|
$4.64
DOP279.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.30
TND29.330
|
$56.13
DOP3,381.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,666.41
TND112,456.200
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,574,821.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.64
TND8.320
|
$22.92
DOP1,381.17
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Tunisia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.29
TND54.520
|
$36.09
DOP2,174.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$193.39
TND609.750
|
$624.27
DOP37,613.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.14
TND410.340
|
$355.68
DOP21,430.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.79
TND103.400
|
$49.67
DOP2,992.74
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Tunisia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.96
TND248.960
|
$250.80
DOP15,111.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,865.54
TND5,882.050
|
$4,459.64
DOP268,703.94
|
|
pay 64.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tunisia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.37
TND4.320
|
$2.61
DOP157.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.81
TND2.550
|
$2.03
DOP122.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
TND10.150
|
$4.25
DOP256.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.05
TND85.280
|
$30.73
DOP1,851.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
TND12.870
|
$5.58
DOP336.00
|
|
pay 10.2% more for clothing
|
Tunisia
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.55
TND115.230
|
$46.15
DOP2,780.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.85
TND160.320
|
$46.61
DOP2,808.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.17
TND284.290
|
$80.84
DOP4,871.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.30
TND209.030
|
$88.22
DOP5,315.22
|
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