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Czech Republic vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 57.3% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.3% more in Czech Republic
Groceries: pay 35.7% more in Czech Republic
Transportation: pay 1.5% more in Czech Republic
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Czech Republic
Childcare: pay 82.7% more in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.0% more in Czech Republic
Clothing: pay 27.2% more in Czech Republic

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

Czech Republic vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.3% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP410.40	$8.75 CZK182.15	+33.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP441.19	$8.69 CZK180.72	+23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP57.76	$1.80 CZK37.50	+94.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP37.61	$1.58 CZK32.86	+162.2%
Average			+78.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Czech Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 35.7% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Czech Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP89.98	$1.42 CZK29.45	-1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP193.39	$6.24 CZK129.76	+101.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP282.20	$4.39 CZK91.31	-2.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP108.73	$3.17 CZK66.01	+82.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP137.15	$4.20 CZK87.40	+91.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP73.35	$0.75 CZK15.52	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.25	$0.78 CZK16.31	+110.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.38	$0.97 CZK20.15	-11.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP43.90	$1.59 CZK33.03	+125.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP41.99	$0.55 CZK11.42	-18.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP60.03	$0.51 CZK10.53	-47.3%
Average			+35.7%

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pay 1.5% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP289.40	$6.65 CZK138.38	+43.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	$25.28 CZK525.94	-19.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	$31,610.58 CZK657,737.15	+14.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	$13.74 CZK285.90	-33.0%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Czech Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	$20.37 CZK423.85	-35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	$725.26 CZK15,090.77	+46.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	$590.43 CZK12,285.35	+67.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	$223.21 CZK4,644.38	+348.1%
Average			+106.5%

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pay 82.7% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	$384.73 CZK8,005.26	+89.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	$9,199.30 CZK191,414.51	+75.8%
Average			+82.7%

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pay 69.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP149.71	$2.40 CZK49.86
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP120.59	$3.03 CZK63.12	+57.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP283.04	$7.42 CZK154.49	+63.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	$55.37 CZK1,152.20	+95.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP389.50	$9.92 CZK206.40	+59.1%
Average			+69.0%

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pay 27.2% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Czech Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	$80.21 CZK1,668.87	+79.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	$34.88 CZK725.70	-20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	$95.51 CZK1,987.34	+25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	$116.19 CZK2,417.68	+23.6%
Average			+27.2%

Dominican Republic vs. Czech 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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