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Dominican Republic vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 31.1% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 28.1% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 25.0% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 52.4% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 27.6% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 42.8% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.6% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 26.4% more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.1% more for restaurants

	Bolivia	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.82 BOB19.43	$6.57 DOP410.40	+133.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.76 BOB46.55	$7.06 DOP441.19	+4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BOB6.66	$0.92 DOP57.76	-4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 BOB5.25	$0.60 DOP37.61	-21.0%
Average			+28.1%

Bolivia vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 25.0% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 BOB9.01	$1.44 DOP89.98	+10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.43 BOB16.76	$3.10 DOP193.39	+27.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 BOB25.74	$4.52 DOP282.20	+20.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 BOB13.84	$1.74 DOP108.73	-13.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 BOB13.35	$2.20 DOP137.15	+13.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 BOB6.98	$1.17 DOP73.35	+16.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 BOB3.16	$0.37 DOP23.25	-18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 BOB3.94	$1.09 DOP68.38	+91.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB5.68	$0.70 DOP43.90	-14.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 BOB3.61	$0.67 DOP41.99	+28.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 BOB3.09	$0.96 DOP60.03	+114.2%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 52.4% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 BOB16.63	$4.63 DOP289.40	+92.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.13 BOB180.04	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	+19.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,165.68 BOB138,952.53	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	+36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.71 BOB87.59	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+61.3%
Average			+52.4%

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pay 27.6% more for housing

	Bolivia	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.51 BOB258.43	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	-15.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$379.82 BOB2,617.17	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	+30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$253.87 BOB1,749.28	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	+38.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.96 BOB220.19	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	+55.9%
Average			+27.6%

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pay 42.8% more for childcare

	Bolivia	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.87 BOB1,156.70	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	+21.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,180.74 BOB21,917.02	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	+64.5%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 BOB11.53	$2.40 DOP149.71	+43.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 BOB18.03	$1.93 DOP120.59	-26.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 BOB17.34	$4.53 DOP283.04	+80.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.86 BOB226.42	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.59 BOB45.38	$6.24 DOP389.50	-5.3%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 26.4% more for clothing

	Bolivia	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.19 BOB228.72	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	+34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.06 BOB310.46	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	-2.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.11 BOB462.42	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	+13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.35 BOB402.08	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	+61.1%
Average			+26.4%

Bolivia 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: December 2025

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