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Taiwan vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 24.5% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% less in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 70.5% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 21.5% less in Taiwan
Housing: pay 25.4% less in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.1% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Taiwan

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

Taiwan vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.6% less for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 DOP446.01	$4.21 NT$137.45	-41.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.54 DOP405.10	$4.80 NT$156.90	-26.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP60.21	$0.95 NT$30.98	-2.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 DOP44.89	$0.61 NT$19.94	-15.8%
Average			-21.6%

Dominican Republic vs. Taiwan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 70.5% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 DOP94.09	$1.76 NT$57.57	+16.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.28 DOP203.42	$7.11 NT$232.43	+116.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 DOP269.60	$11.33 NT$370.22	+160.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.69 DOP104.82	$2.53 NT$82.77	+49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 DOP137.30	$3.21 NT$104.89	+44.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 DOP66.50	$1.77 NT$57.90	+65.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.78	$0.80 NT$26.11	+127.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 DOP59.97	$1.10 NT$35.83	+13.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.89	$1.27 NT$41.40	+92.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 DOP40.64	$1.21 NT$39.48	+84.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 DOP55.83	$0.96 NT$31.27	+6.2%
Average			+70.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Taiwan - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.5% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 DOP287.61	$3.59 NT$117.31	-22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.13 DOP3,478.70	$37.87 NT$1,237.62	-32.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,137.07 DOP1,619,983.13	$33,524.98 NT$1,095,613.12	+28.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.92 DOP1,420.78	$9.35 NT$305.45	-59.2%
Average			-21.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Taiwan - Cost of transportation

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pay 25.4% less for housing

	Dominican Republic	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.09 DOP2,236.59	$18.76 NT$613.15	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.27 DOP38,692.43	$386.89 NT$12,643.87	-38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.68 DOP22,044.87	$269.95 NT$8,822.06	-24.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.67 DOP3,078.56	$54.00 NT$1,764.80	+8.7%
Average			-25.4%

Dominican Republic vs. Taiwan - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$250.80 DOP15,544.53	$472.11 NT$15,428.75	+88.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,459.64 DOP276,409.67	$14,471.45 NT$472,934.17	+224.5%
Average			+156.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Taiwan - Cost of childcare

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pay 14.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 DOP161.79	$1.82 NT$59.50	-30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.03 DOP125.59	$2.59 NT$84.66	+27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.25 DOP263.46	$4.00 NT$130.63	-6.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.73 DOP1,904.50	$34.52 NT$1,128.12	+12.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.58 DOP345.63	$9.29 NT$303.47	+66.5%
Average			+14.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Taiwan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.15 DOP2,860.67	$63.92 NT$2,089.06	+38.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.61 DOP2,889.09	$28.11 NT$918.70	-39.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.84 DOP5,010.69	$76.13 NT$2,487.93	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.22 DOP5,467.64	$91.74 NT$2,998.01	+4.0%
Average			-0.8%

Dominican Republic vs. Taiwan - 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: February 2025

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