Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Qatar

Qatar vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Qatar is 65.8% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.3% less in Qatar
Groceries: pay 11.3% more in Qatar
Transportation: pay 36.3% less in Qatar
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Qatar
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Qatar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Qatar
Clothing: pay 1.1% more in Qatar

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

Qatar vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.3% less for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Qatar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP423.85	$6.53 QAR23.79	-9.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP384.97	$6.16 QAR22.45	-5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP57.22	$0.83 QAR3.01	-15.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP42.66	$0.35 QAR1.29	-51.2%
Average			-20.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Qatar - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.3% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Qatar
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP89.42	$1.52 QAR5.53	+0.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP193.31	$4.13 QAR15.06	+25.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP256.20	$7.43 QAR27.07	+70.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP99.61	$2.55 QAR9.30	+51.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP130.48	$3.61 QAR13.17	+63.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP63.19	$0.81 QAR2.95	-24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP20.70	$0.64 QAR2.35	+83.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP56.99	$0.61 QAR2.23	-36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP38.85	$0.54 QAR1.98	-17.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP38.62	$0.39 QAR1.42	-40.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP53.06	$0.45 QAR1.63	-50.4%
Average			+11.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Qatar - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.3% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Qatar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP273.32	$2.14 QAR7.79	-53.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,305.82	$34.58 QAR125.97	-38.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,539,473.45	$20,369.96 QAR74,211.25	-22.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,350.17	$15.89 QAR57.87	-30.7%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Qatar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,125.44	$83.87 QAR305.55	+132.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP36,769.49	$1,691.57 QAR6,162.67	+171.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP20,949.29	$1,212.04 QAR4,415.66	+240.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP2,925.56	$73.87 QAR269.13	+48.7%
Average			+148.2%

Dominican Republic vs. Qatar - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Qatar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP14,772.00	$769.65 QAR2,803.97	+206.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP262,672.70	$10,662.67 QAR38,845.94	+139.1%
Average			+173.0%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Qatar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP153.74	$10.96 QAR39.91	+319.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP119.34	$4.29 QAR15.61	+111.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP250.37	$6.50 QAR23.70	+53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,809.85	$132.96 QAR484.40	+332.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP328.45	$11.30 QAR41.16	+102.6%
Average			+183.9%

Dominican Republic vs. Qatar - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.1% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Qatar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,718.50	$51.36 QAR187.10	+11.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,745.51	$46.01 QAR167.62	-1.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP4,761.67	$90.45 QAR329.54	+11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,195.91	$72.65 QAR264.69	-17.6%
Average			+1.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Qatar - 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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