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Kazakhstan vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Kazakhstan is 17.1% cheaper than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.7% less in Kazakhstan
Groceries: pay 9.0% less in Kazakhstan
Transportation: pay 56.8% less in Kazakhstan
Housing: pay 42.4% less in Kazakhstan
Childcare: pay 3.6% more in Kazakhstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.1% less in Kazakhstan
Clothing: pay 14.5% more in Kazakhstan

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

Kazakhstan vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.7% less for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Kazakhstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP446.01	$8.27 KZT4,099.84	+14.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP405.10	$6.04 KZT2,993.20	-7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP60.21	$0.91 KZT451.83	-6.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP44.89	$0.49 KZT244.32	-31.9%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 9.0% less for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Kazakhstan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP94.09	$0.40 KZT196.04	-74.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP203.42	$4.54 KZT2,248.81	+38.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP269.60	$4.05 KZT2,008.99	-6.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP104.82	$1.52 KZT755.42	-9.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP137.30	$2.08 KZT1,032.91	-5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP66.50	$0.58 KZT290.00	-45.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.78	$0.83 KZT409.73	+135.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP59.97	$0.86 KZT424.06	-11.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.89	$0.82 KZT408.41	+24.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.64	$0.23 KZT112.90	-65.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP55.83	$0.20 KZT99.10	-77.8%
Average			-9.0%

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pay 56.8% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Kazakhstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP287.61	$1.84 KZT913.28	-60.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,478.70	$14.74 KZT7,307.82	-73.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,619,983.13	$21,631.50 KZT10,723,346.53	-17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,420.78	$5.53 KZT2,742.93	-75.9%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 42.4% less for housing

	Dominican Republic	Kazakhstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,236.59	$11.58 KZT5,739.96	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP38,692.43	$345.54 KZT171,291.47	-44.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP22,044.87	$248.07 KZT122,975.25	-30.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP3,078.56	$36.43 KZT18,060.66	-26.7%
Average			-42.4%

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pay 3.6% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Kazakhstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP15,544.53	$204.89 KZT101,571.05	-18.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP276,409.67	$5,596.30 KZT2,774,246.09	+25.5%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Kazakhstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP161.79	$1.19 KZT591.54	-54.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP125.59	$1.97 KZT976.96	-2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP263.46	$1.93 KZT958.80	-54.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,904.50	$37.19 KZT18,434.64	+21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP345.63	$4.46 KZT2,212.37	-20.0%
Average			-22.1%

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pay 14.5% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Kazakhstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,860.67	$70.88 KZT35,137.62	+53.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,889.09	$43.23 KZT21,430.89	-7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP5,010.69	$97.08 KZT48,125.37	+20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,467.64	$80.68 KZT39,995.64	-8.5%
Average			+14.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Kazakhstan - 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: February 2025

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