Cost of living comparison

Nepal

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 2.7 times more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 96.2% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 5.1 times more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.5% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Dominican Republic

The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and transportation in Dominican Republic are more expensive than in Nepal. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Nepal	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.57 NPR214.72	$7.20 DOP454.40	+357.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.71 NPR915.77	$6.54 DOP412.73	-2.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 NPR56.72	$0.97 DOP61.34	+133.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR21.49	$0.72 DOP45.73	+360.2%
Average			+212.3%

Nepal vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Nepal	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 NPR63.42	$1.52 DOP95.86	+226.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.21 NPR437.75	$3.28 DOP207.25	+2.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.81 NPR383.76	$4.35 DOP274.68	+54.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.50 NPR204.75	$1.69 DOP106.80	+12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 NPR192.92	$2.22 DOP139.89	+56.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.99 NPR134.64	$1.07 DOP67.75	+8.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 NPR55.05	$0.35 DOP22.19	-12.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 NPR64.92	$0.97 DOP61.10	+103.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.27 NPR36.43	$0.66 DOP41.66	+147.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR25.26	$0.66 DOP41.40	+254.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 NPR35.61	$0.90 DOP56.88	+245.5%
Average			+100.1%

Nepal vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 96.2% more for transportation

	Nepal	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.84 NPR660.89	$4.64 DOP293.02	-4.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.93 NPR2,174.88	$56.13 DOP3,544.16	+252.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,847.90 NPR4,212,864.56	$26,137.07 DOP1,650,466.16	-15.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.11 NPR1,243.83	$22.92 DOP1,447.51	+151.7%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 5.1 times more for housing

	Nepal	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.30 NPR1,269.92	$36.09 DOP2,278.68	+288.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$83.84 NPR11,450.33	$624.27 DOP39,420.50	+644.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.73 NPR7,201.40	$355.68 DOP22,459.69	+574.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.72 NPR2,829.98	$49.67 DOP3,136.49	+139.7%
Average			+411.7%

Nepal vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of housing

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Nepal	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.59 NPR7,044.94	$250.80 DOP15,837.03	+386.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,839.32 NPR387,762.33	$4,459.64 DOP281,610.84	+57.1%
Average			+221.7%

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pay 53.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 NPR301.21	$2.61 DOP164.83	+18.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.57 NPR213.91	$2.03 DOP127.95	+29.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.90 NPR396.70	$4.25 DOP268.42	+46.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.62 NPR2,270.33	$30.73 DOP1,940.34	+84.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.96 NPR403.80	$5.58 DOP352.14	+88.6%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Nepal	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$21.36 NPR2,917.37	$46.15 DOP2,914.50	+116.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.01 NPR3,688.64	$46.61 DOP2,943.46	+72.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$40.30 NPR5,503.69	$80.84 DOP5,104.98	+100.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.56 NPR4,173.60	$88.22 DOP5,570.53	+188.7%
Average			+119.5%

Nepal vs. Dominican Republic - 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: April 2025

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