Dominican Republic vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$901
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2174
$965
🏠 One person rent
$380
$167
🏘️ Family rent
$624
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$598
$248
💸 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%
18.9%
🎓 Higher education
39
73
😀 Quality of life
46
43
🏙️ Population
11.4M
1.45B

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($901) is 120% more expensive than in India ($409). the Dominican Republic ranked 114th vs 193rd 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 0.7 months in the Dominican Republic compared to 0.6 months in India. Ranked 113th and 120th 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
$8.51
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.3
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$1729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$9.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$5.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$3.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.6
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.87
$2.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$70.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6364
$2142

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Cities Comparison in the Dominican Republic vs India

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In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$1098
2.2M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$849
1.34M
Puerto Plata
$812
338K
La Vega
$577
282K
Higuey
$792
251K
San Cristobal
$894
233K
San Pedro de Macoris
$844
217K
San Francisco de Macoris
$618
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$688
169K
Bonao
$640
158K
Bani
$786
146K
Boca Chica
$908
142K
La Romana
$748
139K
Punta Cana
$1079
139K
Samana
$672
108K
Azua
$820
103K
Sabaneta
$857
98.5K
Barahona
$814
83.6K
Cotui
$786
79.6K
Nagua
$858
76.9K
Mao
$867
76.9K
El Seibo
$803
66.9K
Sosua
$1113
69.9K
Jarabacoa
$814
58.8K
Cabarete
$1026
4.09K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$479
26.5M
Mumbai
$717
15.4M
Bangalore
$507
12.3M
Hyderabad
$444
9.19M
Ahmedabad
$433
7.65M
Chennai
$409
6.6M
Surat
$663
5.94M
Pune
$495
6.2M
Kanpur
$308
4.58M
Kolkata
$362
4.5M
Lucknow
$326
3.38M
Jaipur
$384
3.07M
Vadodara
$358
3.1M
Ghaziabad
$368
2.38M
Nagpur
$528
2.41M
Rajkot
$298
2.04M
Indore
$346
1.99M
Agra
$352
1.59M
Patna
$293
1.68M
Visakhapatnam
$331
2.04M
Thane
$464
1.89M
Bhopal
$335
1.8M
Meerut
$335
1.57M
Ludhiana
$391
1.62M
Madurai
$342
1.56M
Jamshedpur
$339
1.56M
Jodhpur
$312
1.51M
Allahabad
$291
1.54M
Faridabad
$344
1.4M
Nashik
$329
1.49M