Cost of living comparison

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Gabon vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Gabon is 55.4% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Gabon
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Gabon
Transportation: pay 2.2% less in Gabon
Housing: pay 76.4% more in Gabon
Childcare: pay 0.4% less in Gabon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.5% more in Gabon
Clothing: pay 21.8% more in Gabon

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

Gabon vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Gabon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP419.50	$17.89 FCFA9,997	+172.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP450.97	$13.42 FCFA7,498	+89.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP59.04	$1.49 FCFA833	+61.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP38.45	$1.43 FCFA800	+137.6%
Average			+115.2%

Dominican Republic vs. Gabon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Gabon
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP91.98	$1.52 FCFA849	+5.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP197.68	$4.70 FCFA2,624	+51.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP288.45	$11.57 FCFA6,465	+156.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP111.14	$5.55 FCFA3,099	+218.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP140.19	$4.06 FCFA2,267	+84.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP74.97	$2.03 FCFA1,134	+72.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.76	$2.03 FCFA1,134	+445.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP69.89	$1.62 FCFA907	+48.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP44.88	$1.62 FCFA907	+130.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP42.92	$1.62 FCFA907	+141.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP61.36	$1.62 FCFA907	+68.9%
Average			+129.4%

Dominican Republic vs. Gabon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Gabon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP295.82	$4.08 FCFA2,280	-11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,996.77	$49.19 FCFA27,491	+57.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,761,309.67	$30,408.43 FCFA16,994,652	+10.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,309.08	$7.34 FCFA4,099	-64.2%
Average			-2.2%

Dominican Republic vs. Gabon - Cost of transportation

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pay 76.4% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Gabon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP2,030.18	$71.55 FCFA39,987	+125.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP31,663.49	$1,073.24 FCFA599,811	+116.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,509.31	$447.18 FCFA249,921	+26.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,180.24	$68.39 FCFA38,223	+37.3%
Average			+76.4%

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pay 0.4% less for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Gabon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,966.31	$178.87 FCFA99,969	-11.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP334,104.37	$5,813.38 FCFA3,248,978	+11.1%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Gabon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP153.03	$1.07 FCFA600	-55.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP123.27	$6.26 FCFA3,499	+224.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP289.32	$2.68 FCFA1,500	-40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,804.92	$67.08 FCFA37,488	+137.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP398.14	$4.50 FCFA2,512	-27.9%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 21.8% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Gabon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,850.82	$89.44 FCFA49,984	+100.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,795.87	$44.72 FCFA24,992	+2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,841.97	$53.66 FCFA29,991	-29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP6,001.38	$107.32 FCFA59,981	+14.2%
Average			+21.8%

Dominican Republic vs. Gabon - 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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