Dominican Republic vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

Dominican Republic Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$828
$2850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2056
$7230
🏠 One person rent
$336
$1577
🏘️ Family rent
$584
$2872
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$887
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$407
$6390
💸 GDP per capita
$10121
$92101
😃 Human freedom index
7.61
8.94
❤️ Life expectancy
72.6
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
82
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
39
98
😀 Quality of life
36
100
🏙️ Population
10.4M
8.74M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($828) is 71% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2850). the Dominican Republic ranked 106th vs 4th for Switzerland 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 133rd and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.67
$26.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$17.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$7.83
 Cappuccino
$2.39
$5.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$4.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$1674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$3246
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.4
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$58.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$12471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$911
$8852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$94.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$39.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$3.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$7.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$23.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$26.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$44.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.12
$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.95
$18.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$6.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$4.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.3
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$21.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$142
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.63
$44.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$124
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.3
$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$2346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4426
$25829

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3262
443K
Geneva
$3284
202K
Basel
$2648
178K
Bern
$2492
134K
Lausanne
$2887
139K
Winterthur
$2879
110K
St. Gallen
$2314
75.8K
Lucerne
$2804
81.7K
Lugano
$2737
63.2K
Biel/Bienne
$2448
55.2K
Thun
$2627
43.7K
Koniz
$2534
41.8K
Zug
$3268
30.5K
Altstetten
$2963
35.6K
Uster
$2967
36.8K
Schaffhausen
$2550
36.6K
Bellinzona
$2888
43.8K
Neuchatel
$2301
33.5K
Vernier
$3119
34.8K
Dubendorf
$3140
28K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2519
30.2K
Sion
$2344
34.7K
Fribourg
$2217
38.4K
Chur
$2475
35K
Lancy
$3125
31.9K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2327
39K
Montreux
$2980
26K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2773
27K
Emmen
$2772
29.3K
Nyon
$3670
20.3K