Cost of living comparison

Armenia

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 29.6% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.1% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 34.9% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 3.6% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 29.1% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 17.2% less in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.1% more for restaurants

	Armenia	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 AMD4,154.70	$7.20 DOP454.16	-32.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.00 AMD3,525.20	$6.54 DOP412.51	-27.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 AMD337.13	$0.97 DOP61.31	+12.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 AMD192.44	$0.72 DOP45.71	+47.4%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 34.9% more for groceries

	Armenia	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 AMD273.14	$1.52 DOP95.81	+117.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 AMD1,520.29	$3.28 DOP207.14	-15.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.47 AMD2,143.15	$4.35 DOP274.53	-20.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 AMD859.84	$1.69 DOP106.74	-23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.20 AMD1,254.65	$2.22 DOP139.81	-30.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 AMD218.63	$1.07 DOP67.71	+92.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD287.18	$0.35 DOP22.18	-52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 AMD249.93	$0.97 DOP61.07	+51.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 AMD311.69	$0.66 DOP41.63	-17.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD131.43	$0.66 DOP41.38	+95.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.31 AMD123.11	$0.90 DOP56.85	+186.5%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Armenia	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 AMD1,811.26	$4.64 DOP292.86	+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.86 AMD5,036.00	$56.13 DOP3,542.27	+336.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,864.95 AMD12,086,405.84	$26,137.07 DOP1,649,587.72	-15.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.76 AMD1,470.51	$22.92 DOP1,446.74	+510.4%
Average			+207.9%

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pay 3.6% more for housing

	Armenia	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.21 AMD7,522.08	$36.09 DOP2,277.47	+87.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.28 AMD267,955.66	$624.27 DOP39,399.51	-8.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$447.92 AMD175,400.14	$355.68 DOP22,447.73	-20.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.01 AMD34,854.43	$49.67 DOP3,134.82	-44.2%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 29.1% less for childcare

	Armenia	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.71 AMD106,007.85	$250.80 DOP15,828.60	-7.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,038.40 AMD3,539,347.28	$4,459.64 DOP281,460.95	-50.7%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 AMD654.68	$2.61 DOP164.74	+56.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.87 AMD1,122.72	$2.03 DOP127.88	-29.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.57 AMD1,007.20	$4.25 DOP268.28	+65.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.15 AMD26,296.90	$30.73 DOP1,939.31	-54.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 AMD2,266.20	$5.58 DOP351.95	-3.6%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 17.2% less for clothing

	Armenia	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.99 AMD27,799.46	$46.15 DOP2,912.95	-35.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.27 AMD20,076.20	$46.61 DOP2,941.89	-9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$139.93 AMD54,794.35	$80.84 DOP5,102.26	-42.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.15 AMD29,427.77	$88.22 DOP5,567.56	+17.4%
Average			-17.2%

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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: April 2025

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