Cost of living comparison

Albania

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Albania Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 13.1% more expensive than Albania overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 9.3% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 36.2% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 40.1% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 37.8% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.7% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 8.2% less in Dominican Republic

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Dominican Republic are more expensive than in Albania. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Albania Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Albania, you would:

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pay 18.1% less for restaurants

	Albania	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.37 ALL724	$7.20 DOP425.13	-14.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 ALL603	$6.54 DOP386.14	-6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.66 ALL144	$0.97 DOP57.39	-41.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ALL70	$0.72 DOP42.79	-10.5%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 9.3% more for groceries

	Albania	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 ALL74	$1.52 DOP89.69	+78.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 ALL458	$3.28 DOP193.90	-38.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 ALL623	$4.35 DOP256.98	-39.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.11 ALL269	$1.69 DOP99.91	-45.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 ALL269	$2.22 DOP130.88	-28.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 ALL51	$1.07 DOP63.38	+83.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 ALL91	$0.35 DOP20.76	-66.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ALL59	$0.97 DOP57.16	+42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ALL58	$0.66 DOP38.97	-2.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 ALL40	$0.66 DOP38.74	+41.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 ALL44	$0.90 DOP53.22	+77.3%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 36.2% more for transportation

	Albania	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.81 ALL676	$4.64 DOP274.14	-40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.64 ALL1,526	$56.13 DOP3,315.83	+218.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,265.14 ALL2,445,934	$26,137.07 DOP1,544,135.02	-7.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.70 ALL2,656	$22.92 DOP1,354.25	-25.3%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 40.1% more for housing

	Albania	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.01 ALL1,385	$36.09 DOP2,131.87	+125.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$447.88 ALL38,758	$624.27 DOP36,880.83	+39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$324.85 ALL28,111	$355.68 DOP21,012.72	+9.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.67 ALL4,991	$49.67 DOP2,934.42	-13.9%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 37.8% more for childcare

	Albania	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$168.56 ALL14,587	$250.80 DOP14,816.73	+48.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,514.89 ALL304,162	$4,459.64 DOP263,468.08	+26.9%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 5.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Albania	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.60 ALL225	$2.61 DOP154.21	+0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.77 ALL153	$2.03 DOP119.71	+14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.70 ALL320	$4.25 DOP251.13	+14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.45 ALL3,847	$30.73 DOP1,815.33	-30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.64 ALL661	$5.58 DOP329.45	-27.0%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 8.2% less for clothing

	Albania	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.86 ALL4,402	$46.15 DOP2,726.73	-9.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.61 ALL3,514	$46.61 DOP2,753.83	+14.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.86 ALL7,863	$80.84 DOP4,776.09	-11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.22 ALL10,490	$88.22 DOP5,211.65	-27.2%
Average			-8.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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