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Argentina vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Argentina is 8.1% cheaper than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% more in Argentina
Groceries: pay 9.2% more in Argentina
Transportation: pay 35.9% less in Argentina
Housing: pay 37.8% less in Argentina
Childcare: pay 33.5% less in Argentina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.0% less in Argentina
Clothing: pay 41.9% more in Argentina

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

Argentina vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.2% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Argentina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP446.01	$8.59 ARS9,072.87	+19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP405.10	$6.73 ARS7,105.84	+3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP60.21	$1.32 ARS1,395.32	+36.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP44.89	$1.00 ARS1,058.67	+38.4%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 9.2% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Argentina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP94.09	$1.43 ARS1,507.67	-5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP203.42	$3.84 ARS4,050.03	+16.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP269.60	$4.28 ARS4,517.79	-1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP104.82	$1.79 ARS1,891.83	+5.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP137.30	$2.64 ARS2,788.79	+19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP66.50	$0.91 ARS956.50	-15.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.78	$0.85 ARS895.33	+141.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP59.97	$0.64 ARS680.29	-33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.89	$1.01 ARS1,062.90	+52.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.64	$0.46 ARS489.71	-29.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP55.83	$0.46 ARS482.43	-49.3%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 35.9% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Argentina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP287.61	$3.66 ARS3,865.68	-21.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,478.70	$13.28 ARS14,019.44	-76.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,619,983.13	$28,930.00 ARS30,547,344.52	+10.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,420.78	$9.90 ARS10,449.50	-56.8%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 37.8% less for housing

	Dominican Republic	Argentina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,236.59	$19.37 ARS20,449.79	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP38,692.43	$303.40 ARS320,365.44	-51.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP22,044.87	$221.72 ARS234,110.63	-37.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP3,078.56	$41.92 ARS44,267.11	-15.6%
Average			-37.8%

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pay 33.5% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Argentina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP15,544.53	$173.69 ARS183,397.58	-30.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP276,409.67	$2,841.72 ARS3,000,586.85	-36.3%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 25.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Argentina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP161.79	$1.81 ARS1,910.40	-30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP125.59	$2.09 ARS2,203.00	+3.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP263.46	$2.36 ARS2,489.30	-44.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,904.50	$18.92 ARS19,975.44	-38.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP345.63	$4.76 ARS5,030.07	-14.6%
Average			-25.0%

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pay 41.9% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Argentina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,860.67	$79.59 ARS84,043.61	+72.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,889.09	$69.14 ARS73,009.01	+48.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP5,010.69	$107.64 ARS113,656.04	+33.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,467.64	$100.20 ARS105,798.13	+13.6%
Average			+41.9%

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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: February 2025

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