Cost of living comparison

Benin

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 91.2% more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.5% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 1.4% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 59.3% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 79.6% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 1.4% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.4% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 5.1 times more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.5% more for restaurants

	Benin	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.27 F CFA1,971	$7.20 DOP454.16	+120.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.90 F CFA2,956	$6.54 DOP412.51	+33.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 F CFA414	$0.97 DOP61.31	+41.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 F CFA306	$0.72 DOP45.71	+43.0%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 1.4% more for groceries

	Benin	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 F CFA756	$1.52 DOP95.81	+21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 F CFA2,628	$3.28 DOP207.14	-24.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.11 F CFA4,290	$4.35 DOP274.53	-38.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 F CFA1,165	$1.69 DOP106.74	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.43 F CFA1,464	$2.22 DOP139.81	-8.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 F CFA708	$1.07 DOP67.71	-8.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA358	$0.35 DOP22.18	-40.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 F CFA298	$0.97 DOP61.07	+95.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA417	$0.66 DOP41.63	-4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 F CFA373	$0.66 DOP41.38	+6.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 F CFA417	$0.90 DOP56.85	+30.2%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 59.3% more for transportation

	Benin	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.75 F CFA2,263	$4.64 DOP292.86	+23.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$56.13 DOP3,542.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,137.07 DOP1,649,587.72
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.76 F CFA7,095	$22.92 DOP1,446.74	+94.9%
Average			+59.3%

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pay 79.6% more for housing

	Benin	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.08 F CFA31,412	$36.09 DOP2,277.47	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$178.09 F CFA107,418	$624.27 DOP39,399.51	+250.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$130.71 F CFA78,839	$355.68 DOP22,447.73	+172.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$187.42 F CFA113,041	$49.67 DOP3,134.82	-73.5%
Average			+79.6%

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pay 1.4% less for childcare

	Benin	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$204.24 F CFA123,185	$250.80 DOP15,828.60	+22.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,990.94 F CFA3,613,441	$4,459.64 DOP281,460.95	-25.6%
Average			-1.4%

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pay 30.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 F CFA591	$2.61 DOP164.74	+166.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.08 F CFA2,464	$2.03 DOP127.88	-50.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 F CFA1,281	$4.25 DOP268.28	+100.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.14 F CFA33,260	$30.73 DOP1,939.31	-44.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.94 F CFA4,188	$5.58 DOP351.95	-19.7%
Average			+30.4%

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pay 5.1 times more for clothing

	Benin	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.34 F CFA9,855	$46.15 DOP2,912.95	+182.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.17 F CFA4,927	$46.61 DOP2,941.89	+470.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$8.17 F CFA4,927	$80.84 DOP5,102.26	+889.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.93 F CFA27,101	$88.22 DOP5,567.56	+96.3%
Average			+409.8%

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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: March 2025

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