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Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 45.5% more expensive than Venezuela overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.2% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 15.4% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 49.5% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.2% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 10.7% more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.2% less for restaurants

	Venezuela	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.00 VEF89.74	$7.20 DOP446.01	-20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.86 VEF98.38	$6.54 DOP405.10	-33.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.85	$0.97 DOP60.21	-24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 VEF9.30	$0.72 DOP44.89	-22.3%
Average			-25.2%

Venezuela vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.4% less for groceries

	Venezuela	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.82 VEF18.18	$1.52 DOP94.09	-16.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.86 VEF28.52	$3.28 DOP203.42	+14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.30 VEF72.78	$4.35 DOP269.60	-40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 VEF23.48	$1.69 DOP104.82	-28.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 VEF27.21	$2.22 DOP137.30	-18.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.19 VEF21.87	$1.07 DOP66.50	-51.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 VEF6.11	$0.35 DOP21.78	-42.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.61	$0.97 DOP59.97	+46.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 VEF8.43	$0.66 DOP40.89	-21.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 VEF7.59	$0.66 DOP40.64	-13.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$0.90 DOP55.83	+3.4%
Average			-15.4%

Venezuela vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 49.5% more for transportation

	Venezuela	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.64 DOP287.61	+145.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.58 VEF315.03	$56.13 DOP3,478.70	+77.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,312.50 VEF302,352.06	$26,137.07 DOP1,619,983.13	-13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.72 VEF256.52	$22.92 DOP1,420.78	-10.9%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Venezuela	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.33 VEF372.38	$36.09 DOP2,236.59	-3.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$186.78 VEF1,863.02	$624.27 DOP38,692.43	+234.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$128.17 VEF1,278.40	$355.68 DOP22,044.87	+177.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$17.23 VEF171.83	$49.67 DOP3,078.56	+188.3%
Average			+149.2%

Venezuela vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Venezuela	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$64.20 VEF640.40	$250.80 DOP15,544.53	+290.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.00 VEF70,719.21	$4,459.64 DOP276,409.67	-37.1%
Average			+126.8%

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pay 23.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Venezuela	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.29 VEF12.87	$2.61 DOP161.79	+102.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.35 VEF23.43	$2.03 DOP125.59	-13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 VEF32.67	$4.25 DOP263.46	+29.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.50 VEF364.03	$30.73 DOP1,904.50	-15.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.92 VEF49.12	$5.58 DOP345.63	+13.2%
Average			+23.2%

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pay 10.7% more for clothing

	Venezuela	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.71 VEF445.99	$46.15 DOP2,860.67	+3.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.72 VEF386.23	$46.61 DOP2,889.09	+20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.32 VEF870.97	$80.84 DOP5,010.69	-7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.72 VEF695.44	$88.22 DOP5,467.64	+26.5%
Average			+10.7%

Venezuela 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: February 2025

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