Dominican Republic vs Pakistan - Cost of Living Comparison

Dominican Republic Pakistan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$828
$332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2056
$812
🏠 One person rent
$336
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$584
$228
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$128
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$407
$160
💸 GDP per capita
$10121
$1597
😃 Human freedom index
7.61
5.44
❤️ Life expectancy
72.6
66.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
27
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
48.9%
🎓 Higher education
39
60
😀 Quality of life
36
27
🏙️ Population
10.4M
224M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($828) is 149% more expensive than in Pakistan ($332). the Dominican Republic ranked 106th vs 197th for Pakistan 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 0.5 months in Pakistan. Ranked 133rd and 158th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs Pakistan

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and Pakistan as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 36 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 Pakistan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.67
$1.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$11.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.89
 Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$91.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$68.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.4
$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$16.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
14.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$672
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$911
$401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$7.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$3.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$4.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$3.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$0.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$4.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.12
$1.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.95
$2.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$0.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.3
$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$3.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$9.18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.63
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$14.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.3
$46
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$35.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4426
$1019

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In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santiago de los Caballeros
$791
1.34M
Santo Domingo
$1154
1.13M
Puerto Plata
$791
338K
La Vega
$532
248K
San Cristobal
$820
233K
Higuey
$826
251K
San Francisco de Macoris
$566
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$740
169K
Bani
$727
146K
Bonao
$533
158K
Boca Chica
$693
142K
La Romana
$627
140K
San Pedro de Macoris
$673
217K
Sabaneta
$734
98.5K
Azua
$837
91.3K
Samana
$773
108K
Barahona
$755
83.6K
Mao
$734
76.9K
Cotui
$668
79.6K
Punta Cana
$1166
54.1K
Nagua
$832
76.9K
Jarabacoa
$576
58.8K
Sosua
$968
69.9K
El Seibo
$867
66.9K
Cabarete
$932
4.09K

In Pakistan

City Cost of living Population
Karachi
$358
14.9M
Lahore
$382
11.1M
Faisalabad
$267
3.2M
Hyderabad
$267
1.73M
Multan
$379
1.87M
Peshawar
$270
1.97M
Rawalpindi
$316
2.1M
Gujranwala
$253
2.03M
Islamabad
$355
1.01M
Bahawalpur
$234
762K
Quetta
$308
1M
Sargodha
$322
660K
Larkana
$290
491K
Sukkur
$265
500K
Nawabshah
$255
263K
Sheikhupura
$325
473K
Dera Ghazi Khan
$233
399K
Jhang
$313
414K
Sialkot
$330
592K
Mardan
$290
359K
Okara
$272
232K
Gujrat
$313
391K
Mirpur Khas
$282
237K
Chiniot
$331
478K
Mingora
$286
280K
Wah
$265
259K
Jacobabad
$265
201K
Burewala
$301
203K
Kamoke
$256
231K
Khanewal
$335
165K