Cost of living comparison

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Oklahoma vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Oklahoma is 2.2 times more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.2 times more in Oklahoma
Groceries
pay 98.7% more in Oklahoma
Transportation
pay 19.8% less in Oklahoma
Housing
pay 2.5 times more in Oklahoma
Childcare
pay 4.9 times more in Oklahoma
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.0 times more in Oklahoma
Clothing
pay 14.2% more in Oklahoma

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

Oklahoma vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

 
Dominican Republic
Oklahoma
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.20
DOP438.83
$15.80
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.54
DOP398.58
$9.60
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.97
DOP59.24
$2.55
 

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pay 98.7% more for groceries

 
Dominican Republic
Oklahoma
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
DOP92.58
$2.79
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.28
DOP200.15
$5.25
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.35
DOP265.26
$3.94
 

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pay 19.8% less for transportation

 
Dominican Republic
Oklahoma
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.64
DOP282.98
$3.06
 
Monthly public transit pass $56.13
DOP3,422.68
$47.50
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,137.07
DOP1,593,893.73
$30,179.19
 

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

 
Dominican Republic
Oklahoma
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.09
DOP2,200.57
$70.55
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $624.27
DOP38,069.29
$1,129.07
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $355.68
DOP21,689.84
$966.94
 

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pay 4.9 times more for childcare

 
Dominican Republic
Oklahoma
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $250.80
DOP15,294.19
$1,170.84
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,459.64
DOP271,958.17
$22,975.00
 

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dominican Republic
Oklahoma
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.61
DOP159.18
$5.05
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.03
DOP123.56
$5.26
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.25
DOP259.22
$8.72
 

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pay 14.2% more for clothing

 
Dominican Republic
Oklahoma
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$46.15
DOP2,814.60
$53.23
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.61
DOP2,842.57
$40.01
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$80.84
DOP4,929.99
$91.56
 

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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: January 2025
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