Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 33.4% cheaper than Vanuatu.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Vanuatu, you would:
pay 45.3% less for restaurants
|
Vanuatu
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.23
VUV1,334
|
$7.20
DOP433.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.60
VUV1,139
|
$6.54
DOP393.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
VUV257
|
$0.97
DOP58.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
VUV206
|
$0.72
DOP43.64
|
|
pay 53.5% less for groceries
|
Vanuatu
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.46
VUV293
|
$1.52
DOP91.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.11
VUV1,200
|
$3.28
DOP197.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.55
VUV1,014
|
$4.35
DOP262.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
VUV618
|
$1.69
DOP101.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.41
VUV998
|
$2.22
DOP133.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.23
VUV265
|
$1.07
DOP64.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV113
|
$0.35
DOP21.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.53
VUV301
|
$0.97
DOP58.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
VUV136
|
$0.66
DOP39.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
VUV235
|
$0.66
DOP39.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
VUV114
|
$0.90
DOP54.28
|
|
pay 30.0% more for transportation
|
Vanuatu
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.17
VUV852
|
$4.64
DOP279.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$56.13
DOP3,381.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.36
VUV2,750,000
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,574,821.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.84
VUV1,050
|
$22.92
DOP1,381.17
|
|
pay 77.8% less for housing
|
Vanuatu
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$228.83
VUV27,167
|
$36.09
DOP2,174.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,867.11
VUV221,667
|
$624.27
DOP37,613.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.24
VUV167,070
|
$355.68
DOP21,430.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$347.82
VUV41,294
|
$49.67
DOP2,992.74
|
|
pay 39.5% less for childcare
|
Vanuatu
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.58
VUV55,750
|
$250.80
DOP15,111.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,586.82
VUV782,000
|
$4,459.64
DOP268,703.94
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vanuatu
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
VUV545
|
$2.61
DOP157.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.09
VUV604
|
$2.03
DOP122.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
VUV1,100
|
$4.25
DOP256.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$30.73
DOP1,851.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.63
VUV1,500
|
$5.58
DOP336.00
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
|
Vanuatu
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.33
VUV5,500
|
$46.15
DOP2,780.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
VUV8,000
|
$46.61
DOP2,808.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.08
VUV12,000
|
$80.84
DOP4,871.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.54
VUV6,000
|
$88.22
DOP5,315.22
|
|
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