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Ireland vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Ireland is 2.4 times more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.6 times more in Ireland
Groceries
pay 69.4% more in Ireland
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Ireland
Housing
pay 3.0 times more in Ireland
Childcare
pay 3.4 times more in Ireland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.7 times more in Ireland
Clothing
pay 31.1% more in Ireland

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

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Ireland vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

 
Dominican Republic
Ireland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.57
DOP383.30
$19.70
€16.89
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.06
DOP412.06
$11.31
€9.70
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.92
DOP53.95
$2.39
€2.05
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pay 69.4% more for groceries

 
Dominican Republic
Ireland
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.44
DOP84.04
$2.04
€1.75
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.10
DOP180.62
$5.16
€4.42
Milk (1 gallon) $4.52
DOP263.56
$5.89
€5.05
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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Dominican Republic
Ireland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.63
DOP270.29
$7.75
€6.65
Monthly public transit pass $31.27
DOP1,824.45
$121.81
€104.44
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,585.12
DOP2M
$41,319.33
€35,426.66
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pay 3.0 times more for housing

 
Dominican Republic
Ireland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $31.80
DOP1,854.98
$51.47
€44.13
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $495.90
DOP28,931.05
$1,543.12
€1,323.05
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $352.53
DOP20,566.85
$1,305.59
€1,119.40
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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

 
Dominican Republic
Ireland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $203.07
DOP11,847.37
$1,108.91
€950.77
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,232.64
DOP305K
$6,959.78
€5,967.22
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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Dominican Republic
Ireland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.40
DOP139.82
$6.63
€5.68
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.93
DOP112.63
$4.32
€3.70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.53
DOP264.35
$19.16
€16.42
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pay 31.1% more for clothing

 
Dominican Republic
Ireland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $44.65
DOP2,604.81
$89.93
€77.10
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $43.79
DOP2,554.60
$41.06
€35.21
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $75.83
DOP4,424.13
$96.01
€82.32
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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: June 2026

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