Dominican Republic vs Iran - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Iran
🚶 Cost of living one person
$803
$584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1959
$1462
🏠 One person rent
$324
$255
🏘️ Family rent
$525
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.4
$27.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$475
$248
💸 GDP per capita
$10876
$4771
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
3.96
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
77.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
23
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
12%
🎓 Higher education
38
79
😀 Quality of life
42
41
🏙️ Population
11.4M
91.6M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($803) is 37% more expensive than in Iran ($584). the Dominican Republic ranked 129th vs 167th for Iran 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 0.4 months in Iran. Ranked 124th and 126th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs Iran

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and Iran as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 102 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 Iran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.52
$4.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$3.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.79
 Cappuccino
$1.89
$1.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$756
$738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$446
$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.5
$13.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.2
$21
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.5
$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.33%
23.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1545
$1178
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$914
$693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.6
$9.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21
$2.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.67
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.29
$3.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.72
$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$0.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.45
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.46
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$18.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.62
$1.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.35
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.9
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$217
$89.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5611
$1223

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In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$1020
1.13M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
1.34M
La Vega
$525
282K
San Cristobal
$853
233K
Puerto Plata
$724
338K
Higuey
$730
251K
San Pedro de Macoris
$778
217K
Punta Cana
$1150
139K
San Juan de la Maguana
$639
169K
Bonao
$539
158K
Bani
$708
146K
Boca Chica
$844
142K
La Romana
$676
139K
San Francisco de Macoris
$502
188K
Samana
$686
108K
Azua
$749
91.3K
Sabaneta
$721
98.5K
Barahona
$713
83.6K
Cotui
$648
79.6K
Jarabacoa
$720
58.8K
Mao
$736
76.9K
Nagua
$781
76.9K
Sosua
$948
69.9K
El Seibo
$750
66.9K
Cabarete
$857
4.09K

In Iran

City Cost of living Population
Tehran
$684
8.69M
Mashhad
$503
3M
Isfahan
$501
1.96M
Karaj
$704
1.59M
Shiraz
$553
1.57M
Tabriz
$511
1.56M
Ahvaz
$571
1.18M
Kermanshah
$946
947K
Qom
$448
1.2M
Arak
$538
521K
Qazvin
$582
403K
Zanjan
$426
431K
Rasht
$472
680K
Yazd
$545
530K
Urmia
$504
736K
Ardabil
$809
529K
Hamadan
$430
554K
Sari
$643
310K
Eslamshahr
$623
448K
Khorramabad
$540
373K
Kerman
$761
538K
Sanandaj
$434
413K
Zahedan
$808
588K
Bandar Abbas
$632
527K
Dezful
$566
265K
Abadan
$549
231K
Shahriar
$635
310K
Kashan
$515
304K
Gorgan
$658
351K
Qods
$638
310K