Dominican Republic vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$1656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$3941
🏠 One person rent
$366
$842
🏘️ Family rent
$611
$1416
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$546
$1983
💸 GDP per capita
$10876
$40385
😃 Human freedom index
7.9
8.28
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
53
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
39
92
😀 Quality of life
45
81
🏙️ Population
11.4M
59M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($865) is 48% less expensive than in Italy ($1656). the Dominican Republic ranked 119th vs 32nd for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 118th and 35th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs Italy

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.45
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$72.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.16
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$6.03
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$873
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$627
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$1607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$1114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.29%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1772
$4872
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$2604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.64
$7.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28
$58.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$99.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.13
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$90.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6463
$11511

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Cities Comparison in the Dominican Republic vs Italy

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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 Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2082
2.75M
Milan
$2370
1.35M
Turin
$1652
842K
Naples
$1615
913K
Genoa
$1649
559K
Palermo
$1308
630K
Bologna
$1761
388K
Florence
$1851
361K
Catania
$1318
312K
Bari
$1646
315K
Verona
$1733
256K
Venice
$1611
250K
Prato
$1611
196K
Padua
$1855
206K
Parma
$1652
197K
Messina
$1235
219K
Brescia
$1844
196K
Modena
$1719
184K
Trieste
$1661
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1468
170K
Ravenna
$1415
156K
Taranto
$1336
188K
Bergamo
$1582
120K
Perugia
$1240
162K
Rimini
$1618
149K
Cagliari
$1672
148K
Foggia
$1367
145K
Monza
$1885
122K
Livorno
$1659
153K
Forli
$1609
116K