Dominican Republic vs Greece - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Greece
🚶 Cost of living one person
$842
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2099
$2686
🏠 One person rent
$345
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$958
🍽️ Food expenses
$306
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$66.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$412
$977
💸 GDP per capita
$10121
$20732
😃 Human freedom index
7.61
7.5
❤️ Life expectancy
72.6
80.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
52
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
51%
🎓 Higher education
39
87
😀 Quality of life
37
69
🏙️ Population
10.4M
10.4M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($842) is 22% less expensive than in Greece ($1076). the Dominican Republic ranked 101st vs 67th for Greece in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in the Dominican Republic compared to 0.9 months in Greece. Ranked 130th and 44th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs Greece

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and Greece as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 50 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Dominican Republic Greece
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.67
$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34
$42.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.4
$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$4.23
 Cappuccino
$2.43
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$383
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$866
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$685
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.2
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.73%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1320
$2921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$2285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.74
$1.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.1
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$13.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.66
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$4.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.65
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$5.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.96
$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.7
$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.66
$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.62
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$80
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$296
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4552
$7176

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In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santiago de los Caballeros
$819
1.34M
Santo Domingo
$1153
1.13M
Puerto Plata
$803
338K
La Vega
$553
248K
Higuey
$829
251K
San Cristobal
$824
233K
San Francisco de Macoris
$569
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$763
169K
Bani
$741
146K
Bonao
$514
158K
Boca Chica
$683
142K
La Romana
$623
140K
San Pedro de Macoris
$696
217K
Sabaneta
$759
98.5K
Azua
$880
91.3K
Punta Cana
$1115
54.1K
Samana
$800
108K
Barahona
$773
83.6K
Mao
$755
76.9K
Cotui
$675
79.6K
Nagua
$833
76.9K
Jarabacoa
$630
58.8K
Sosua
$1111
69.9K
El Seibo
$904
66.9K
Cabarete
$865
4.09K

In Greece

City Cost of living Population
Crete
$1016
623K
Athens
$1257
664K
Thessaloniki
$1149
315K
Piraeus
$1084
164K
Larissa
$1000
145K
Heraklion
$1033
141K
Patras
$962
167K
Glyfada
$1547
87.3K
Peristeri
$1009
140K
Kallithea
$1100
101K
Volos
$1046
86K
Kifissia
$1387
47.3K
Nea Smyrni
$1100
73.1K
Nea Ionia
$1128
67.1K
Komotini
$1065
51K
Trikala
$894
61.7K
Rhodes
$1027
49.5K
Ioannina
$985
65.6K
Nikaia
$888
89.4K
Xanthi
$888
56.1K
Kalamata
$951
53K
Serres
$981
58.3K
Alexandroupoli
$867
57.8K
Palaio Faliro
$1134
64K
Chania
$1188
53.9K
Chalcis
$1107
59.1K
Katerini
$891
56K
Lamia
$879
52K
Kozani
$898
41.1K
Kavala
$1025
54K