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Chile vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Chile is 14.3% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.6% more in Chile
Groceries: pay 19.7% more in Chile
Transportation: pay 14.1% less in Chile
Housing: pay 9.3% more in Chile
Childcare: pay 32.2% more in Chile
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.5% more in Chile
Clothing: pay 17.4% less in Chile

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

Chile vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.6% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Chile
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP411.58	$8.18 CLF0.1900	+24.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP442.46	$7.32 CLF0.1700	+3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP57.93	$1.38 CLF0.0300	+49.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP37.72	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+92.8%
Average			+42.6%

Dominican Republic vs. Chile - Cost of restaurants

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pay 19.7% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Chile
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP90.24	$1.58 CLF0.0400	+9.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP193.95	$5.12 CLF0.1200	+65.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP283.01	$4.40 CLF0.1000	-2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP109.04	$3.45 CLF0.0800	+98.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP137.55	$2.77 CLF0.0600	+26.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP73.56	$0.82 CLF0.0200	-30.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.31	$0.77 CLF0.0200	+106.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.57	$0.81 CLF0.0200	-25.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP44.03	$0.76 CLF0.0200	+8.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP42.11	$0.60 CLF0.0100	-10.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP60.20	$0.68 CLF0.0200	-29.6%
Average			+19.7%

Dominican Republic vs. Chile - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.1% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Chile
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP290.23	$5.21 CLF0.1200	+12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,959.07	$33.81 CLF0.7800	+8.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,728,059.40	$16,755.00 CLF388.9300	-39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,284.36	$12.79 CLF0.3000	-37.6%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 9.3% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Chile
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,991.85	$22.87 CLF0.5300	-28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP31,065.74	$464.44 CLF10.7800	-6.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,084.37	$367.42 CLF8.5300	+4.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,120.20	$83.36 CLF1.9300	+67.4%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 32.2% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Chile
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,721.53	$328.13 CLF7.6200	+61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP327,797.10	$5,378.73 CLF124.8600	+2.8%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Chile
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP150.14	$3.03 CLF0.0700	+26.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP120.94	$2.86 CLF0.0700	+48.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP283.86	$5.14 CLF0.1200	+13.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,770.84	$41.02 CLF0.9500	+45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP390.62	$6.50 CLF0.1500	+4.2%
Average			+27.5%

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pay 17.4% less for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Chile
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,797.01	$44.48 CLF1.0300	-0.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,743.09	$28.40 CLF0.6600	-35.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,750.57	$63.99 CLF1.4900	-15.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,888.08	$76.71 CLF1.7800	-18.4%
Average			-17.4%

Dominican Republic vs. Chile - 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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