Cost of living comparison

Namibia

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 25.8% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 1.6% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 88.0% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 0.1% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 16.1% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 34.5% more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 16.9% more for restaurants

	Namibia	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.95 NAD144.51	$7.20 DOP454.16	-9.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 NAD76.88	$6.54 DOP412.51	+54.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.14	$0.97 DOP61.31	+16.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NAD12.42	$0.72 DOP45.71	+5.9%
Average			+16.9%

Namibia vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 1.6% less for groceries

	Namibia	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD15.91	$1.52 DOP95.81	+73.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.33 NAD60.60	$3.28 DOP207.14	-1.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 NAD92.96	$4.35 DOP274.53	-15.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 NAD46.62	$1.69 DOP106.74	-34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD42.34	$2.22 DOP139.81	-4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.43	$1.07 DOP67.71	+35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 NAD13.92	$0.35 DOP22.18	-54.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD12.95	$0.97 DOP61.07	+35.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD15.12	$0.66 DOP41.63	-20.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD16.62	$0.66 DOP41.38	-28.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD16.95	$0.90 DOP56.85	-3.4%
Average			-1.6%

Namibia vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 88.0% more for transportation

	Namibia	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 NAD86.70	$4.64 DOP292.86	-2.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD619.34	$56.13 DOP3,542.27	+64.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,621.70 NAD283,865.31	$26,137.07 DOP1,649,587.72	+67.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD129.03	$22.92 DOP1,446.74	+222.8%
Average			+88.0%

Namibia vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 0.1% less for housing

	Namibia	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.90 NAD1,161.14	$36.09 DOP2,277.47	-43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$452.24 NAD8,217.76	$624.27 DOP39,399.51	+38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$328.15 NAD5,962.89	$355.68 DOP22,447.73	+8.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.47 NAD935.25	$49.67 DOP3,134.82	-3.5%
Average			-0.1%

Namibia vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 16.1% more for childcare

	Namibia	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,079.51	$250.80 DOP15,828.60	+48.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD96,354.21	$4,459.64 DOP281,460.95	-15.9%
Average			+16.1%

Namibia vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 NAD27.10	$2.61 DOP164.74	+75.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 NAD32.80	$2.03 DOP127.88	+12.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.97 NAD53.93	$4.25 DOP268.28	+43.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.72 NAD630.87	$30.73 DOP1,939.31	-11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 NAD89.03	$5.58 DOP351.95	+13.8%
Average			+26.5%

Namibia vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 34.5% more for clothing

	Namibia	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD681.28	$46.15 DOP2,912.95	+23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD490.05	$46.61 DOP2,941.89	+72.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,273.09	$80.84 DOP5,102.26	+15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.59 NAD1,264.49	$88.22 DOP5,567.56	+26.8%
Average			+34.5%

Namibia vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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: April 2025

More cost comparisons

Namibia vs.

Spain

Namibia vs.

Russia

Namibia vs.

Germany

Namibia vs.

Austria

Namibia vs.

Italy

Namibia vs.

Canada

Namibia vs.

United Kingdom

Namibia vs.

Ecuador

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Windhoek vs. Santo Domingo

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Namibia

Add prices for Dominican Republic

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Dominican Republic or Namibia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.

Ask a question about Namibia

Ask a question about Dominican Republic