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Dominican Republic vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 44.6% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.7% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 2.2% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 31.3% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 10.9% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.5% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.7% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.08 MNT17,250.00	$7.20 DOP446.01	+41.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 MNT16,500.00	$6.54 DOP405.10	+34.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MNT2,852.94	$0.97 DOP60.21	+15.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 MNT1,773.33	$0.72 DOP44.89	+38.8%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 2.2% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,124.01	$1.52 DOP94.09	+65.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.82 MNT23,187.50	$3.28 DOP203.42	-51.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.44 MNT18,498.60	$4.35 DOP269.60	-20.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 MNT7,518.68	$1.69 DOP104.82	-23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 MNT6,945.64	$2.22 DOP137.30	+8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT5,745.51	$1.07 DOP66.50	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.30 MNT4,430.09	$0.35 DOP21.78	-73.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 MNT6,503.39	$0.97 DOP59.97	-49.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 MNT5,003.13	$0.66 DOP40.89	-55.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,037.72	$0.66 DOP40.64	+114.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 MNT1,547.26	$0.90 DOP55.83	+97.8%
Average			-2.2%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Mongolia	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 MNT13,586.19	$4.64 DOP287.61	+16.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.09 MNT27,500.00	$56.13 DOP3,478.70	+593.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,311.95 MNT103,000,000.00	$26,137.07 DOP1,619,983.13	-13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.30 MNT18,000.00	$22.92 DOP1,420.78	+332.7%
Average			+232.1%

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pay 31.3% more for housing

	Mongolia	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.66 MNT49,800.00	$36.09 DOP2,236.59	+146.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$559.15 MNT1,900,000.00	$624.27 DOP38,692.43	+11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.82 MNT1,457,142.86	$355.68 DOP22,044.87	-17.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.64 MNT199,261.01	$49.67 DOP3,078.56	-15.3%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 10.9% more for childcare

	Mongolia	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.03 MNT520,000.00	$250.80 DOP15,544.53	+63.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,690.11 MNT26,131,000.00	$4,459.64 DOP276,409.67	-42.0%
Average			+10.9%

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pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$2.61 DOP161.79	+47.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 MNT8,557.14	$2.03 DOP125.59	-19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 MNT6,000.00	$4.25 DOP263.46	+140.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.96 MNT203,750.00	$30.73 DOP1,904.50	-48.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.56 MNT15,500.00	$5.58 DOP345.63	+22.3%
Average			+28.5%

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.51 MNT226,000.00	$46.15 DOP2,860.67	-30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.62 MNT171,999.80	$46.61 DOP2,889.09	-7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.29 MNT300,000.00	$80.84 DOP5,010.69	-8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.24 MNT483,333.33	$88.22 DOP5,467.64	-38.0%
Average			-21.2%

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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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