Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Liberia

Liberia vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Liberia is 42.3% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Liberia
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Liberia
Transportation: pay 50.7% less in Liberia
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Liberia
Childcare: pay 68.4% less in Liberia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.1% more in Liberia
Clothing: pay 35.0% less in Liberia

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

Liberia vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Liberia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP423.85	$8.25 LRD1,647.11	+14.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP384.97	$11.00 LRD2,196.15	+68.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP57.22	$1.88 LRD374.34	+93.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP42.66	$2.50 LRD499.12	+245.2%
Average			+105.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Liberia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Liberia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP89.42	$1.65 LRD330.11	+8.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP193.31	$5.91 LRD1,179.01	+79.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP256.20	$6.08 LRD1,214.52	+39.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP99.61	$3.63 LRD724.33	+114.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP130.48	$4.48 LRD893.72	+102.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP63.19	$0.74 LRD148.22	-30.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP20.70	$2.58 LRD514.82	+633.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP56.99	$3.95 LRD789.34	+308.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP38.85	$3.18 LRD634.97	+382.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP38.62	$1.03 LRD205.62	+57.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP53.06	$3.88 LRD773.64	+330.2%
Average			+184.2%

Dominican Republic vs. Liberia - Cost of groceries

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pay 50.7% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Liberia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP273.32	$4.03 LRD804.87	-13.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,305.82	$20.00 LRD3,993.00	-64.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,539,473.45	$5,069.87 LRD1,012,199.90	-80.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,350.17	$12.69 LRD2,533.94	-44.6%
Average			-50.7%

Dominican Republic vs. Liberia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Liberia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,125.44	$93.25 LRD18,617.34	+158.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP36,769.49	$666.67 LRD133,099.96	+6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP20,949.29	$90.00 LRD17,968.50	-74.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP2,925.56	$208.46 LRD41,618.44	+319.7%
Average			+102.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Liberia - Cost of housing

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pay 68.4% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Liberia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP14,772.00	$74.33 LRD14,840.13	-70.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP262,672.70	$1,500.00 LRD299,474.92	-66.4%
Average			-68.4%

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pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Liberia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP153.74	$2.50 LRD499.12	-4.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP119.34	$3.12 LRD623.91	+54.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP250.37	$5.00 LRD998.25	+17.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,809.85	$76.25 LRD15,223.31	+148.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP328.45	$9.75 LRD1,946.54	+74.8%
Average			+58.1%

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pay 35.0% less for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Liberia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,718.50	$18.41 LRD3,676.04	-60.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,745.51	$33.75 LRD6,738.19	-27.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP4,761.67	$56.25 LRD11,230.31	-30.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,195.91	$68.75 LRD13,725.93	-22.1%
Average			-35.0%

Dominican Republic vs. Liberia - 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: May 2025

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