Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 94.4% more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 51.0% more for restaurants
|
Ukraine
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.80
UAH242.24
|
$7.20
DOP436.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
UAH214.67
|
$6.54
DOP396.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
UAH24.22
|
$0.97
DOP58.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
UAH16.36
|
$0.72
DOP43.93
|
|
pay 81.7% more for groceries
|
Ukraine
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH24.59
|
$1.52
DOP92.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
UAH156.96
|
$3.28
DOP199.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
UAH153.40
|
$4.35
DOP263.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UAH65.80
|
$1.69
DOP102.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
UAH70.09
|
$2.22
DOP134.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH12.10
|
$1.07
DOP65.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
UAH27.59
|
$0.35
DOP21.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UAH27.35
|
$0.97
DOP58.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
UAH33.24
|
$0.66
DOP40.01
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
UAH8.43
|
$0.66
DOP39.77
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
UAH11.87
|
$0.90
DOP54.64
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Ukraine
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
UAH204.34
|
$4.64
DOP281.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.29
UAH429.86
|
$56.13
DOP3,404.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,988.02
UAH1,085,558.86
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,234.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.85
UAH160.76
|
$22.92
DOP1,390.30
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Ukraine
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.34
UAH223.14
|
$36.09
DOP2,188.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$273.41
UAH11,420.58
|
$624.27
DOP37,862.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$187.56
UAH7,834.55
|
$355.68
DOP21,572.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.79
UAH2,372.18
|
$49.67
DOP3,012.53
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
|
Ukraine
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$271.83
UAH11,354.58
|
$250.80
DOP15,211.10
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,183.21
UAH216,510.42
|
$4,459.64
DOP270,480.61
|
|
pay 93.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ukraine
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
UAH39.35
|
$2.61
DOP158.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
UAH42.92
|
$2.03
DOP122.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
UAH91.47
|
$4.25
DOP257.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.50
UAH856.45
|
$30.73
DOP1,863.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.71
UAH155.03
|
$5.58
DOP338.22
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
Ukraine
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.28
UAH1,933.29
|
$46.15
DOP2,799.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.59
UAH1,319.54
|
$46.61
DOP2,827.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.32
UAH3,104.43
|
$80.84
DOP4,903.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.41
UAH3,400.50
|
$88.22
DOP5,350.36
|
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