Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Norway

Norway vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Norway is 87.7% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Norway
Groceries: pay 89.6% more in Norway
Transportation: pay 26.1% more in Norway
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Norway
Childcare: pay 22.8% more in Norway
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Norway
Clothing: pay 35.9% more in Norway

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

Norway vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Norway
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP431.33	$18.52 NOK193.96	+157.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP391.77	$12.17 NOK127.41	+86.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP58.23	$2.88 NOK30.14	+196.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP43.41	$2.70 NOK28.30	+273.1%
Average			+178.2%

Dominican Republic vs. Norway - Cost of restaurants

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pay 89.6% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Norway
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP91.00	$3.03 NOK31.72	+99.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP196.72	$5.10 NOK53.38	+55.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP260.73	$7.41 NOK77.64	+70.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP101.37	$3.71 NOK38.85	+119.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP132.78	$5.92 NOK62.05	+167.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP64.31	$1.32 NOK13.78	+22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.06	$0.98 NOK10.30	+179.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP58.00	$1.29 NOK13.52	+33.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP39.54	$1.82 NOK19.04	+175.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP39.30	$0.96 NOK10.00	+45.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP54.00	$1.05 NOK11.03	+16.9%
Average			+89.6%

Dominican Republic vs. Norway - Cost of groceries

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pay 26.1% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Norway
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP278.14	$7.32 NOK76.68	+57.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,364.18	$67.29 NOK704.69	+19.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,566,651.37	$32,441.53 NOK339,744.04	+24.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,374.00	$23.50 NOK246.09	+2.5%
Average			+26.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Norway - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Norway
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,162.96	$52.97 NOK554.68	+46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP37,418.62	$1,030.17 NOK10,788.45	+65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP21,319.13	$803.77 NOK8,417.45	+126.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP2,977.21	$148.13 NOK1,551.32	+198.2%
Average			+109.0%

Dominican Republic vs. Norway - Cost of housing

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pay 22.8% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Norway
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP15,032.79	$272.16 NOK2,850.22	+8.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP267,309.94	$6,113.04 NOK64,018.87	+37.1%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Norway
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP156.46	$8.83 NOK92.45	+238.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP121.45	$4.64 NOK48.58	+128.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP254.79	$13.25 NOK138.76	+211.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,841.81	$43.21 NOK452.49	+40.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP334.25	$13.55 NOK141.94	+143.0%
Average			+152.5%

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pay 35.9% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Norway
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,766.49	$87.77 NOK919.22	+90.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,793.98	$40.11 NOK420.02	-14.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP4,845.73	$100.53 NOK1,052.77	+24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,287.64	$126.05 NOK1,320.08	+42.9%
Average			+35.9%

Dominican Republic vs. Norway - 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: April 2025

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