Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 42.6% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of United States, you would:
pay 55.8% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$7.20
DOP436.59
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$6.54
DOP396.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.97
DOP58.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$0.72
DOP43.94
|
|
pay 47.1% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$1.52
DOP92.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$3.28
DOP199.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$4.35
DOP263.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$1.69
DOP102.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$2.22
DOP134.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$1.07
DOP65.09
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$0.35
DOP21.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.97
DOP58.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.66
DOP40.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.66
DOP39.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.90
DOP54.65
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Dominican Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.64
DOP281.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$56.13
DOP3,405.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,585,760.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$22.92
DOP1,390.76
|
|
pay 62.6% less for housing
|
United States
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$36.09
DOP2,189.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$624.27
DOP37,875.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$355.68
DOP21,579.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$49.67
DOP3,013.53
|
|
pay 80.7% less for childcare
|
United States
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$250.80
DOP15,216.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$4,459.64
DOP270,570.49
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$2.61
DOP158.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$2.03
DOP122.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$4.25
DOP257.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$30.73
DOP1,864.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$5.58
DOP338.33
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
|
United States
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$46.15
DOP2,800.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$46.61
DOP2,828.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$80.84
DOP4,904.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$88.22
DOP5,352.14
|
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