Cost of living comparison

Zambia

compared to

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic vs. Zambia Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 50.9% more expensive than Zambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 3.6% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 91.1% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 72.2% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 4.9% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.5% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 73.7% more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Zambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.5% more for restaurants

	Zambia	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.21 ZMW165.97	$7.20 DOP435.00	-0.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.82 ZMW87.95	$6.54 DOP395.10	+71.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ZMW16.42	$0.97 DOP58.73	+36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ZMW7.62	$0.72 DOP43.78	+118.9%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 3.6% more for groceries

	Zambia	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.74 ZMW17.02	$1.52 DOP91.77	+105.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 ZMW83.68	$3.28 DOP198.40	-9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 ZMW111.68	$4.35 DOP262.95	-10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ZMW44.29	$1.69 DOP102.23	-12.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.80 ZMW41.35	$2.22 DOP133.91	+23.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 ZMW27.64	$1.07 DOP64.86	-10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 ZMW13.89	$0.35 DOP21.24	-41.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 ZMW29.12	$0.97 DOP58.49	-23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 ZMW12.96	$0.66 DOP39.88	+17.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 ZMW22.00	$0.66 DOP39.64	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 ZMW15.51	$0.90 DOP54.45	+33.7%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 91.1% more for transportation

	Zambia	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 ZMW109.68	$4.64 DOP280.51	-2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.04 ZMW852.42	$56.13 DOP3,392.81	+51.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,004.53 ZMW184,233.16	$26,137.07 DOP1,579,985.91	+226.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.13 ZMW279.18	$22.92 DOP1,385.70	+89.0%
Average			+91.1%

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pay 72.2% more for housing

	Zambia	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$125.92 ZMW2,898.17	$36.09 DOP2,181.37	-71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.42 ZMW4,935.18	$624.27 DOP37,737.11	+191.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$114.96 ZMW2,645.90	$355.68 DOP21,500.58	+209.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.50 ZMW1,921.89	$49.67 DOP3,002.55	-40.5%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 4.9% more for childcare

	Zambia	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$176.79 ZMW4,069.00	$250.80 DOP15,160.74	+41.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,570.42 ZMW151,225.65	$4,459.64 DOP269,585.14	-32.1%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Zambia	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.97 ZMW22.25	$2.61 DOP157.79	+170.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 ZMW47.72	$2.03 DOP122.48	-2.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.49 ZMW57.29	$4.25 DOP256.96	+70.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.21 ZMW948.54	$30.73 DOP1,857.48	-25.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 ZMW80.54	$5.58 DOP337.10	+59.4%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 73.7% more for clothing

	Zambia	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.43 ZMW424.30	$46.15 DOP2,790.04	+150.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.78 ZMW432.33	$46.61 DOP2,817.76	+148.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.18 ZMW2,075.51	$80.84 DOP4,886.98	-10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.76 ZMW1,904.84	$88.22 DOP5,332.65	+6.6%
Average			+73.7%

Zambia 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: July 2025

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