Dominican Republic vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$901
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2174
$2377
🏠 One person rent
$380
$461
🏘️ Family rent
$624
$772
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$46.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$598
$1126
💸 GDP per capita
$10876
$20080
😃 Human freedom index
7.9
8.06
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
45
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
31%
🎓 Higher education
39
71
😀 Quality of life
46
71
🏙️ Population
11.4M
19.1M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($901) is 6% less expensive than in Romania ($958). the Dominican Republic ranked 114th vs 104th for Romania 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 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 113th and 50th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs Romania

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.51
$11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$452
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$99.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.3
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$9.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$2724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$23.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$6.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$3.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$6.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$6.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$7.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.6
$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.87
$7.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$71.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6364
$9182

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1148
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1230
287K
Iasi
$1048
272K
Timisoara
$1000
251K
Constanta
$1119
264K
Brasov
$1120
238K
Craiova
$953
234K
Galati
$906
218K
Ploiesti
$896
181K
Oradea
$847
183K
Sibiu
$818
134K
Bacau
$807
136K
Braila
$870
155K
Pitesti
$1018
141K
Arad
$719
145K
Targu Mures
$725
116K
Suceava
$834
120K
Piatra Neamt
$712
79.7K
Baia Mare
$738
109K
Buzau
$801
103K
Botosani
$840
90K
Bistrita
$716
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$801
93.2K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$709
79.9K
Targu Jiu
$824
73.5K
Satu Mare
$719
91.5K
Vaslui
$855
63K
Targoviste
$776
67K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Giurgiu
$920
54.6K