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Moscow vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 55.7% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.3% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 17.2% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 14.9% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 75.1% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.3% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 52.0% more in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 29.3% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP410.40	$11.93 RUB927.45	+81.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP441.19	$5.97 RUB463.73	-15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP57.76	$1.38 RUB107.44	+49.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP37.61	$0.61 RUB47.53	+1.6%
Average			+29.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.2% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP89.98	$0.85 RUB65.76	-41.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP193.39	$6.27 RUB487.29	+102.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP282.20	$4.62 RUB359.07	+2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP108.73	$1.68 RUB130.76	-3.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP137.15	$2.46 RUB191.42	+12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP73.35	$0.81 RUB62.89	-31.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.25	$0.87 RUB67.62	+133.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.38	$0.90 RUB70.09	-17.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP43.90	$1.64 RUB127.43	+133.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP41.99	$0.43 RUB33.17	-36.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP60.03	$0.34 RUB26.31	-64.8%
Average			+17.2%

Dominican Republic vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.9% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP289.40	$2.84 RUB220.59	-38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	+17.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	+34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	$5.73 RUB445.18	-72.1%
Average			-14.9%

Dominican Republic vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.1% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	$7.82 RUB607.45	-75.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	+152.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	+101.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	+122.0%
Average			+75.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Moscow - Cost of housing

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	+223.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	+173.0%
Average			+198.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Moscow - Cost of childcare

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pay 33.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP149.71	$4.18 RUB324.61	+74.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP120.59	$3.16 RUB245.32	+63.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP283.04	$2.98 RUB231.86	-34.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	+57.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP389.50	$6.56 RUB510.10	+5.3%
Average			+33.3%

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pay 52.0% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	+70.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	+9.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	+62.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	+66.8%
Average			+52.0%

Dominican Republic vs. Moscow - 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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