Cost of living comparison

compared to

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Bosnia and Herzegovina is 5.8% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.0% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Groceries: pay 14.3% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Housing: pay 4.3% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Childcare: pay 22.6% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% less in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bosnia and Herzegovina instead of Dominican Republic, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 49.0% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP410.40	$7.34 BAM12.38	+11.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP441.19	$6.86 BAM11.57	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP57.76	$1.75 BAM2.95	+89.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP37.61	$1.19 BAM2.01	+98.0%
Average			+49.0%

Dominican Republic vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.3% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP89.98	$1.18 BAM1.99	-18.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP193.39	$4.46 BAM7.51	+43.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP282.20	$5.14 BAM8.67	+13.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP108.73	$2.84 BAM4.78	+62.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP137.15	$3.56 BAM6.01	+62.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP73.35	$0.66 BAM1.11	-44.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.25	$0.79 BAM1.33	+112.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.38	$0.80 BAM1.35	-26.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP43.90	$0.85 BAM1.43	+20.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP41.99	$0.50 BAM0.84	-25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP60.03	$0.54 BAM0.92	-43.5%
Average			+14.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP289.40	$5.71 BAM9.63	+23.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	$32.63 BAM55.02	+4.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	-1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	$8.74 BAM14.73	-57.4%
Average			-7.8%

Dominican Republic vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.3% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	$26.02 BAM43.87	-18.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	$253.79 BAM427.95	-48.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	$195.51 BAM329.68	-44.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	$113.85 BAM191.98	+128.6%
Average			+4.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 22.6% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	$184.70 BAM311.46	-9.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	-36.1%
Average			-22.6%

Dominican Republic vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP149.71	$2.03 BAM3.43	-15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP120.59	$1.53 BAM2.58	-20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP283.04	$3.71 BAM6.26	-18.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	$28.92 BAM48.77	+2.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP389.50	$5.04 BAM8.50	-19.2%
Average			-14.2%

Dominican Republic vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	$67.52 BAM113.85	+51.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	$33.28 BAM56.13	-24.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	$94.97 BAM160.14	+25.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	$110.50 BAM186.33	+17.6%
Average			+17.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Dominican Republic vs.

Russia

Dominican Republic vs.

Ireland

Dominican Republic vs.

Italy

Dominican Republic vs.

China

Dominican Republic vs.

Greece

Dominican Republic vs.

Thailand

Dominican Republic vs.

Canada

Dominican Republic vs.

United Kingdom

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Santo Domingo vs. Sarajevo

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Dominican Republic

Add prices for Bosnia and Herzegovina

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Bosnia and Herzegovina or Dominican Republic. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.