Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 35.3% more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.0% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 28.6% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 69.6% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 50.2% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 28.3% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.6% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 37.2% more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.0% more for restaurants

	Peru	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 PEN13.69	$7.20 DOP450.69	+92.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.76 PEN21.09	$6.54 DOP409.35	+13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 PEN3.41	$0.97 DOP60.84	+4.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 PEN1.72	$0.72 DOP45.36	+54.2%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 28.6% more for groceries

	Peru	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 PEN7.76	$1.52 DOP95.08	-28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 PEN11.77	$3.28 DOP205.56	+2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.63 PEN16.94	$4.35 DOP272.43	-6.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 PEN9.78	$1.69 DOP105.92	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 PEN8.80	$2.22 DOP138.75	-7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 PEN2.60	$1.07 DOP67.20	+51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.41	$0.35 DOP22.01	-8.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.60	$0.97 DOP60.60	+120.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 PEN1.66	$0.66 DOP41.32	+45.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.59	$0.66 DOP41.07	+51.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 PEN1.42	$0.90 DOP56.42	+131.9%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 69.6% more for transportation

	Peru	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 PEN18.98	$4.64 DOP290.63	-10.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.61 PEN64.41	$56.13 DOP3,515.22	+218.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,522.48 PEN75,069.50	$26,137.07 DOP1,636,988.98	+27.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.04 PEN58.67	$22.92 DOP1,435.69	+42.9%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 50.2% more for housing

	Peru	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.54 PEN104.39	$36.09 DOP2,260.07	+26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.84 PEN1,188.25	$624.27 DOP39,098.60	+92.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.27 PEN875.21	$355.68 DOP22,276.29	+48.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.17 PEN135.96	$49.67 DOP3,110.88	+33.6%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 28.3% more for childcare

	Peru	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.53 PEN623.80	$250.80 DOP15,707.71	+47.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,073.87 PEN14,901.87	$4,459.64 DOP279,311.29	+9.5%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 7.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.47 PEN9.03	$2.61 DOP163.48	+5.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 PEN10.40	$2.03 DOP126.90	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 PEN19.75	$4.25 DOP266.23	-21.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.14 PEN117.56	$30.73 DOP1,924.50	-4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 PEN18.42	$5.58 DOP349.26	+10.7%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 37.2% more for clothing

	Peru	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.67 PEN156.07	$46.15 DOP2,890.70	+8.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.03 PEN95.21	$46.61 DOP2,919.42	+79.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.63 PEN243.74	$80.84 DOP5,063.29	+21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.87 PEN229.96	$88.22 DOP5,525.04	+40.3%
Average			+37.2%

Peru 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: March 2025

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