Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 22.5% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 24.2% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 9.8% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 20.8% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 41.4% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.0% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

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pay 14.2% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP426.57	$10.23 DOP606.70	+42.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP387.45	$6.60 DOP391.42	+1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP57.59	$1.05 DOP62.27	+8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP42.93	$0.77 DOP45.37	+5.7%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 24.2% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP89.99	$1.90 DOP112.84	+25.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP194.56	$3.22 DOP190.77	-1.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP257.85	$4.91 DOP291.11	+12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP100.25	$2.37 DOP140.39	+40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP131.32	$2.89 DOP171.26	+30.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP63.60	$1.37 DOP81.40	+28.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP20.83	$0.35 DOP20.99	+0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP57.36	$1.35 DOP80.11	+39.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP39.10	$0.79 DOP47.02	+20.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP38.87	$0.98 DOP58.33	+50.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP53.40	$1.09 DOP64.59	+21.0%
Average			+24.2%

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pay 9.8% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP275.07	$4.80 DOP284.57	+3.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,327.08	$82.54 DOP4,892.77	+47.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,549,377.04	$28,062.96 DOP1,663,541.67	+7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,358.85	$18.61 DOP1,103.21	-18.8%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 20.8% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,139.11	$42.28 DOP2,506.19	+17.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP37,006.04	$732.50 DOP43,421.69	+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP21,084.06	$411.15 DOP24,372.54	+15.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP2,944.38	$66.16 DOP3,922.11	+33.2%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 41.4% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP14,867.03	$361.79 DOP21,446.64	+44.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP264,362.50	$6,176.69 DOP366,147.29	+38.5%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP154.73	$2.48 DOP146.78	-5.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP120.11	$2.58 DOP152.90	+27.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP251.98	$4.54 DOP269.10	+6.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,821.50	$44.94 DOP2,663.84	+46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP330.57	$6.40 DOP379.19	+14.7%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,735.99	$66.44 DOP3,938.68	+44.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,763.17	$56.74 DOP3,363.78	+21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP4,792.30	$103.17 DOP6,115.96	+27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,229.34	$109.66 DOP6,500.39	+24.3%
Average			+29.4%

Dominican Republic vs. Santo Domingo - 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: June 2025

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