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Poland vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Poland is 47.2% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 91.1% more in Poland
Groceries: pay 15.2% more in Poland
Transportation: pay 2.5% more in Poland
Housing: pay 94.1% more in Poland
Childcare: pay 63.5% more in Poland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.0% more in Poland
Clothing: pay 26.3% more in Poland

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

Poland vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 91.1% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Poland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP410.40	$10.21 PLN37.31	+55.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP441.19	$8.43 PLN30.80	+19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP57.76	$2.00 PLN7.31	+116.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP37.61	$1.65 PLN6.02	+173.4%
Average			+91.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Poland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.2% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Poland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP89.98	$1.31 PLN4.77	-9.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP193.39	$4.56 PLN16.68	+47.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP282.20	$3.98 PLN14.53	-12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP108.73	$3.28 PLN11.98	+88.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP137.15	$2.95 PLN10.79	+34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP73.35	$0.51 PLN1.87	-56.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.25	$0.75 PLN2.75	+102.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.38	$0.83 PLN3.04	-24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP43.90	$1.28 PLN4.66	+81.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP41.99	$0.41 PLN1.51	-38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP60.03	$0.51 PLN1.86	-47.1%
Average			+15.2%

Dominican Republic vs. Poland - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.5% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Poland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP289.40	$6.51 PLN23.80	+40.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	$32.67 PLN119.38	+4.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	$33,516.14 PLN122,471.99	+21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	$8.89 PLN32.48	-56.6%
Average			+2.5%

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pay 94.1% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Poland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	$16.32 PLN59.63	-48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	$660.05 PLN2,411.90	+33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	$540.72 PLN1,975.84	+53.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	$218.52 PLN798.50	+338.7%
Average			+94.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Poland - Cost of housing

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pay 63.5% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Poland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	$372.18 PLN1,359.99	+83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	$7,516.31 PLN27,465.50	+43.6%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Poland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP149.71	$3.49 PLN12.77	+45.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP120.59	$3.46 PLN12.65	+79.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP283.04	$5.23 PLN19.12	+15.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	$37.00 PLN135.21	+30.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP389.50	$7.39 PLN27.02	+18.6%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 26.3% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Poland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	$87.74 PLN320.62	+96.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	$37.84 PLN138.26	-13.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	$88.94 PLN325.01	+17.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	$98.79 PLN360.99	+5.1%
Average			+26.3%

Dominican Republic vs. Poland - 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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