Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 15.3% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 19.4% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 60.9% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 21.8% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 3.2% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 39.0% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 6.0% less in Santo Domingo

The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 19.4% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,480	$10.23 DOP606.70	+2.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,821	$6.60 DOP391.42	-13.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,476	$1.05 DOP62.27	-33.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,302	$0.77 DOP45.37	-32.3%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 60.9% more for groceries

	Beirut	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,984	$1.90 DOP112.84	+108.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,823	$3.22 DOP190.77	-41.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,714	$4.91 DOP291.11	-20.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,547	$2.37 DOP140.39	-12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,879	$2.89 DOP171.26	-24.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP62,011	$1.37 DOP81.40	+98.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,803	$0.35 DOP20.99	-36.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,810	$1.35 DOP80.11	+229.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,816	$0.79 DOP47.02	+70.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,106	$0.98 DOP58.33	+151.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,319	$1.09 DOP64.59	+148.4%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

	Beirut	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,933	$4.80 DOP284.57	+37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,723,598	$82.54 DOP4,892.77	+10.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,689,439,006	$28,062.96 DOP1,663,541.67	-6.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,143,012	$18.61 DOP1,103.21	+46.0%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 3.2% less for housing

	Beirut	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,857,529	$42.28 DOP2,506.19	+32.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,181,293	$732.50 DOP43,421.69	-0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,217,238	$411.15 DOP24,372.54	+14.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,449,729	$66.16 DOP3,922.11	-59.0%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 39.0% more for childcare

	Beirut	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,400,257	$361.79 DOP21,446.64	+27.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,552,753	$6,176.69 DOP366,147.29	+50.2%
Average			+39.0%

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pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,944	$2.48 DOP146.78	-17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP251,014	$2.58 DOP152.90	-7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,296	$4.54 DOP269.10	+127.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,319,113	$44.94 DOP2,663.84	-24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,536	$6.40 DOP379.19	-8.6%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 6.0% less for clothing

	Beirut	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,003,747	$66.44 DOP3,938.68	-15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,186,775	$56.74 DOP3,363.78	-1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,244,947	$103.17 DOP6,115.96
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,925,311	$109.66 DOP6,500.39	-1.0%
Average			-6.0%

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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: June 2025

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