Dominican Republic vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$1001
🏠 One person rent
$366
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$611
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$546
$383
💸 GDP per capita
$10876
$2695
😃 Human freedom index
7.9
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
39
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
39
73
😀 Quality of life
45
46
🏙️ Population
11.4M
1.45B

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($865) is 104% more expensive than in India ($425). the Dominican Republic ranked 119th vs 192nd for India in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in the Dominican Republic compared to 0.9 months in India. Ranked 118th and 111th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs India

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and India as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 220 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 India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.45
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.16
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$7.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.29%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1772
$1839
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$3.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$5.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.64
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$16.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.13
$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6463
$2121

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Cities Comparison in the Dominican Republic vs India

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$1083
2.2M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
1.34M
La Vega
$553
282K
San Cristobal
$899
233K
Puerto Plata
$791
338K
Higuey
$734
251K
San Pedro de Macoris
$810
217K
San Juan de la Maguana
$639
169K
Bani
$744
146K
Bonao
$580
158K
Boca Chica
$899
142K
La Romana
$700
139K
Punta Cana
$1114
139K
San Francisco de Macoris
$551
188K
Azua
$785
103K
Samana
$678
108K
Sabaneta
$785
98.5K
Barahona
$769
83.6K
Cotui
$714
79.6K
Mao
$797
76.9K
Nagua
$820
76.9K
Sosua
$1006
69.9K
El Seibo
$768
66.9K
Jarabacoa
$753
58.8K
Cabarete
$930
4.09K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$507
26.5M
Mumbai
$733
15.4M
Bangalore
$523
12.3M
Hyderabad
$462
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$437
7.65M
Pune
$502
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Surat
$693
5.94M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Lucknow
$340
3.38M
Kanpur
$314
3.07M
Thane
$475
1.89M
Jaipur
$382
3.07M
Ghaziabad
$382
2.38M
Faridabad
$362
1.4M
Vadodara
$382
2.07M
Nagpur
$548
2.41M
Agra
$375
1.59M
Vasai
$294
1.22M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$504
1.12M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Kalyan
$379
1.25M
Bhopal
$360
1.8M
Meerut
$337
1.31M
Mysore
$349
1.27M
Indore
$355
1.99M
Aurangabad
$344
1.18M
Ludhiana
$414
1.62M
Jodhpur
$330
1.51M