Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 9.3% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 18.7% less for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,901
|
$7.20
DOP433.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,401
|
$6.54
DOP393.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER425
|
$0.97
DOP58.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.72
DOP43.64
|
|
pay 42.9% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$1.52
DOP91.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$3.28
DOP197.75
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,654
|
$4.35
DOP262.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,241
|
$1.69
DOP101.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,388
|
$2.22
DOP133.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER691
|
$1.07
DOP64.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.35
DOP21.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$0.97
DOP58.30
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$0.66
DOP39.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.66
DOP39.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$0.90
DOP54.28
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,733
|
$4.64
DOP279.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,817
|
$56.13
DOP3,381.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER4,001,601
|
$26,137.07
DOP1,574,821.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,377
|
$22.92
DOP1,381.17
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,038
|
$36.09
DOP2,174.24
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,079
|
$624.27
DOP37,613.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,605
|
$355.68
DOP21,430.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,976
|
$49.67
DOP2,992.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,561
|
$250.80
DOP15,111.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,766
|
$4,459.64
DOP268,703.94
|
|
pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$2.61
DOP157.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$2.03
DOP122.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$4.25
DOP256.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,599
|
$30.73
DOP1,851.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,263
|
$5.58
DOP336.00
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,949
|
$46.15
DOP2,780.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,758
|
$46.61
DOP2,808.55
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,450
|
$80.84
DOP4,871.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,283
|
$88.22
DOP5,315.22
|
|
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