Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Vietnam Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 96.8% more expensive than Vietnam overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 25.0% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 21.0% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 46.8% more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Vietnam Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Vietnam	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.92 ₫48,971	$7.20 DOP450.69	+274.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.34 ₫110,701	$6.54 DOP409.35	+50.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 ₫13,736	$0.97 DOP60.84	+80.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₫8,293	$0.72 DOP45.36	+122.7%
Average			+132.1%

Vietnam vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.0% more for groceries

	Vietnam	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 ₫23,015	$1.52 DOP95.08	+68.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 ₫154,406	$3.28 DOP205.56	-45.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.46 ₫139,290	$4.35 DOP272.43	-20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.46 ₫37,251	$1.69 DOP105.92	+15.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.55 ₫39,456	$2.22 DOP138.75	+43.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 ₫30,547	$1.07 DOP67.20	-10.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫10,868	$0.35 DOP22.01	-17.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ₫14,545	$0.97 DOP60.60	+69.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 ₫11,390	$0.66 DOP41.32	+47.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,139	$0.66 DOP41.07	+37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,295	$0.90 DOP56.42	+86.9%
Average			+25.0%

Vietnam vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Vietnam	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫88,438	$4.64 DOP290.63	+33.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.11 ₫181,286	$56.13 DOP3,515.22	+689.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,423.92 ₫903,486,968	$26,137.07 DOP1,636,988.98	-26.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.64 ₫143,901	$22.92 DOP1,435.69	+306.3%
Average			+250.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Vietnam	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.68 ₫221,466	$36.09 DOP2,260.07	+315.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$297.09 ₫7,577,258	$624.27 DOP39,098.60	+110.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.27 ₫5,286,405	$355.68 DOP22,276.29	+71.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.91 ₫1,017,937	$49.67 DOP3,110.88	+24.5%
Average			+130.4%

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pay 21.0% less for childcare

	Vietnam	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.27 ₫5,235,315	$250.80 DOP15,707.71	+22.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,496.31 ₫318,718,320	$4,459.64 DOP279,311.29	-64.3%
Average			-21.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Vietnam	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.88 ₫22,352	$2.61 DOP163.48	+197.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.58 ₫40,305	$2.03 DOP126.90	+28.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 ₫32,283	$4.25 DOP266.23	+235.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.09 ₫563,412	$30.73 DOP1,924.50	+39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 ₫86,161	$5.58 DOP349.26	+65.1%
Average			+113.2%

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pay 46.8% more for clothing

	Vietnam	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$28.00 ₫714,066	$46.15 DOP2,890.70	+64.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.19 ₫566,050	$46.61 DOP2,919.42	+110.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.50 ₫2,027,526	$80.84 DOP5,063.29	+1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.86 ₫2,036,770	$88.22 DOP5,525.04	+10.5%
Average			+46.8%

Vietnam 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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