Cost of living comparison

Algeria

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Algeria Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 2.5 times more expensive than Algeria overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.5% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 22.4% more in Dominican Republic

The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Dominican Republic are more expensive than in Algeria. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Algeria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Algeria	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.44 DZD324.04	$7.20 DOP431.33	+194.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.55 DZD470.73	$6.54 DOP391.77	+84.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 DZD67.97	$0.97 DOP58.23	+89.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 DZD29.06	$0.72 DOP43.41	+230.6%
Average			+149.8%

Algeria vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Algeria	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.14 DZD18.72	$1.52 DOP91.00	+975.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.68 DZD487.87	$3.28 DOP196.72	-10.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 DZD417.65	$4.35 DOP260.73	+38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DZD223.67	$1.69 DOP101.37	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 DZD270.21	$2.22 DOP132.78	+8.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD179.99	$1.07 DOP64.31	-20.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.38 DZD183.20	$0.35 DOP21.06	-74.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 DZD97.51	$0.97 DOP58.00	+31.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 DZD39.96	$0.66 DOP39.54	+119.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 DZD29.94	$0.66 DOP39.30	+190.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 DZD27.07	$0.90 DOP54.00	+341.5%
Average			+145.4%

Algeria vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Algeria	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.19 DZD158.22	$4.64 DOP278.14	+289.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.00 DZD1,725.05	$56.13 DOP3,364.18	+331.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,882.05 DZD4,229,111.96	$26,137.07 DOP1,566,651.37	-18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.42 DZD453.29	$22.92 DOP1,374.00	+570.8%
Average			+293.4%

Algeria vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Algeria	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.57 DZD2,463.71	$36.09 DOP2,162.96	+94.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$156.36 DZD20,741.45	$624.27 DOP37,418.62	+299.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$93.70 DZD12,428.97	$355.68 DOP21,319.13	+279.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.89 DZD4,494.95	$49.67 DOP2,977.21	+46.6%
Average			+179.9%

Algeria vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Algeria	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$67.12 DZD8,902.95	$250.80 DOP15,032.79	+273.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,399.66 DZD318,311.68	$4,459.64 DOP267,309.94	+85.8%
Average			+179.8%

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pay 85.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Algeria	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.38 DZD183.51	$2.61 DOP156.46	+88.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.74 DZD98.10	$2.03 DOP121.45	+174.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.53 DZD336.08	$4.25 DOP254.79	+67.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.48 DZD2,318.65	$30.73 DOP1,841.81	+75.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.61 DZD611.53	$5.58 DOP334.25	+21.0%
Average			+85.5%

Algeria vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

	Algeria	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.95 DZD4,635.57	$46.15 DOP2,766.49	+32.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.87 DZD5,686.09	$46.61 DOP2,793.98	+8.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.58 DZD9,229.97	$80.84 DOP4,845.73	+16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.63 DZD8,838.88	$88.22 DOP5,287.64	+32.4%
Average			+22.4%

Algeria vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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