Dominican Republic vs South Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic South Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2060
$1255
🏠 One person rent
$320
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$423
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$98
$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$416
$394
💸 GDP per capita
$10716
$1072
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
3.6
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
55.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
13
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
40%
🎓 Higher education
37
17
😀 Quality of life
36
4
🏙️ Population
10.8M
12.6M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($807) is 57% more expensive than in South Sudan ($513). the Dominican Republic ranked 122nd vs 187th for South Sudan 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 0.8 months in South Sudan. Ranked 128th and 194th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs South Sudan

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and South Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 5 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 South Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.85
$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.78
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$700
$466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.89%
12.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$915
$836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.56
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$13.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$3.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$62.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$301
$88.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4539
$3068

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In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$1046
1.13M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$794
1.34M
Puerto Plata
$766
338K
La Vega
$573
248K
San Cristobal
$831
233K
Higuey
$769
251K
Punta Cana
$1023
139K
San Francisco de Macoris
$527
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$625
169K
Bani
$709
146K
Boca Chica
$838
142K
San Pedro de Macoris
$731
217K
Bonao
$542
158K
La Romana
$685
139K
Sabaneta
$727
98.5K
Azua
$791
91.3K
Samana
$718
108K
Barahona
$728
83.6K
Cotui
$660
79.6K
Mao
$740
76.9K
Nagua
$809
76.9K
Sosua
$964
69.9K
Jarabacoa
$758
58.8K
El Seibo
$748
66.9K
Cabarete
$790
4.09K

In South Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Juba
$520
459K
Wau
$513
321K
Bor
$513
315K
Malakal
$502
147K
Yambio
$500
130K