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Dominican Republic vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 3.4% cheaper than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.2% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 3.0% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 32.4% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 15.4% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 15.2% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 36.2% less in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.2% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,398.33	$6.57 DOP410.40	-42.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS13,080.64	$7.06 DOP441.19	-21.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,539.50	$0.92 DOP57.76	-47.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,060.90	$0.60 DOP37.61	-57.7%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 3.0% less for groceries

	Argentina	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,828.30	$1.44 DOP89.98	-26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,602.90	$3.10 DOP193.39	-41.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,239.43	$4.52 DOP282.20	-9.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,411.96	$1.74 DOP108.73	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,356.84	$2.20 DOP137.15	-27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,489.58	$1.17 DOP73.35	+14.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,311.43	$0.37 DOP23.25	-59.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS918.92	$1.09 DOP68.38	+72.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,759.09	$0.70 DOP43.90	-42.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS766.60	$0.67 DOP41.99	+26.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS747.37	$0.96 DOP60.03	+86.0%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 32.4% more for transportation

	Argentina	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,959.44	$4.63 DOP289.40	+12.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS33,411.22	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	+35.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39,919,901.70	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,320.50	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+81.7%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 15.4% more for housing

	Argentina	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS35,223.12	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	+30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS563,615.91	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	+27.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS430,644.43	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	+18.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS84,407.07	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	-14.7%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 15.2% more for childcare

	Argentina	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS388,903.71	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	-24.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS4,883,046.49	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	+55.0%
Average			+15.2%

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pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,692.80	$2.40 DOP149.71	-6.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,571.51	$1.93 DOP120.59	-38.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,756.76	$4.53 DOP283.04	+37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS46,717.74	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-12.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,742.23	$6.24 DOP389.50	-7.4%
Average			-5.4%

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pay 36.2% less for clothing

	Argentina	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS129,604.40	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	-50.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS115,148.16	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	-45.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS166,513.96	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	-34.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS160,717.92	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	-15.4%
Average			-36.2%

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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: December 2025

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