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Cost of living and expenses in Dominican Republic
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Dominican Republic?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Dominican Republic, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Dominican Republic
(The last update: 3 days ago)
Currency in Dominican Republic Dominican peso (DOP). For 10 US dollars you can get 605 Dominican pesos. For 100 US dollars you can get 6.05 thousand Dominican pesos. And the other way around: For 100 Dominican pesos you can get 1.65 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Dominican Republic
What are the different prices in the cities in Dominican Republic? Look here: Prices in cities in Dominican Republic
Prices: Santo Domingo Santiago de los Caballeros Bonao Punta Cana San Pedro de Macorís San Francisco de Macorís La Romana Moca Boca Chica Bajos de Haina
fees
$52 ($33 - $125)
75% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$41 ($27 - $83)
by half less than in United States
jeans
$44 ($14.3 - $83)
16% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$384
92% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$481 ($215 - $981)
73% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$467 ($248 - $1.16K)
81% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Dominican Republic:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.66 (DOP 40)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $33 (DOP 2K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.2 (DOP 76)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $25.8K (DOP 1.56M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $481 (DOP 29.1K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $249 (DOP 15K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $893 (DOP 54K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $467 (DOP 28.2K)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $52 (DOP 3.13K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $41 (DOP 2.5K)
- numb_34 $18 (DOP 1.09K)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $44 (DOP 2.66K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $51 (DOP 3.08K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $78 (DOP 4.75K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $77 (DOP 4.66K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $29.3K (DOP 1.77M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $261 (DOP 15.8K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.47K (DOP 88.7K)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $4.84K (DOP 293K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $979 (DOP 59.3K)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $384 (DOP 23.3K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 13%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $3.3 (DOP 200)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $2.5 (DOP 150)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $5.4 (DOP 325)
Price changes in previous years in Dominican Republic
Price changes in One Square Meter Of An Apartment In The Center over the years: 2012: $743(DOP 45K), 2013: $1.19K(DOP 71.9K), 2014: $748(DOP 45.3K), 2015: $928(DOP 56.2K), 2016: $895(DOP 54.1K), 2017: $819(DOP 49.6K), and 2018: $1.28K(DOP 77.2K)
Have earnings increased in Dominican Republic?
See the average salary in previous years in 2012: $552(DOP 33.4K), 2013: $355(DOP 21.5K), 2014: $272(DOP 16.5K), 2015: $340(DOP 20.6K), 2016: $274(DOP 16.6K), 2017: $259(DOP 15.7K), and 2018: $295(DOP 17.9K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2012: $89(DOP 5.37K), 2013: $66(DOP 4.01K), 2014: $36(DOP 2.16K), 2015: $55(DOP 3.35K), 2016: $45(DOP 2.75K), 2017: $48(DOP 2.9K), and 2018: $54(DOP 3.27K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2012: $56(DOP 3.37K), 2013: $43(DOP 2.63K), 2014: $48(DOP 2.9K), 2015: $34(DOP 2.03K), 2016: $37(DOP 2.25K), 2017: $35(DOP 2.1K), and 2018: $48(DOP 2.94K)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Dominican Republic in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2012: $37(DOP 2.25K), 2013: $34(DOP 2.03K), 2014: $41(DOP 2.5K), 2015: $46(DOP 2.76K), 2016: $43(DOP 2.63K), 2017: $37(DOP 2.24K), and 2018: $46(DOP 2.81K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
local beer
$2.5 ($1.7 - $4.1)
by half less than in United States
bread
$1.6 ($0.91 - $2.9)
by half less than in United States
coffee
$2 ($0.83 - $4.1)
61% is less expensive than in United States
rice
$1.2 ($0.71 - $1.7)
75% is less expensive than in United States
Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda
$0.93 ($0.5 - $2)
63% is less expensive than in United States
jeans
$44 ($14.3 - $83)
16% is less expensive than in United States