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Russia vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 3.4% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 6.1% more in Russia
Groceries: pay 2.3% more in Russia
Transportation: pay 33.5% less in Russia
Housing: pay 9.3% less in Russia
Childcare: pay 48.4% more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% less in Russia
Clothing: pay 19.8% more in Russia

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

Russia vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.1% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP410.40	$9.65 RUB750.26	+46.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP441.19	$5.53 RUB429.86	-21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP57.76	$1.06 RUB82.04	+14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP37.61	$0.51 RUB39.84	-14.9%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP89.98	$0.63 RUB48.99	-56.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP193.39	$5.02 RUB390.35	+62.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP282.20	$4.22 RUB328.07	-6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP108.73	$1.60 RUB124.25	-8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP137.15	$2.20 RUB171.01	+0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP73.35	$0.79 RUB61.35	-32.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.25	$0.80 RUB62.32	+115.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.38	$0.93 RUB72.28	-15.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP43.90	$1.25 RUB97.49	+78.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP41.99	$0.38 RUB29.48	-43.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP60.03	$0.30 RUB23.55	-68.5%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 33.5% less for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP289.40	$2.69 RUB209.35	-41.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	$21.72 RUB1,688.04	-30.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	$31,562.55 RUB2,452,945.27	+14.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	$4.94 RUB384.30	-75.9%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 9.3% less for housing

	Dominican Republic	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	$7.57 RUB588.25	-76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	$433.96 RUB33,726.17	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	$300.84 RUB23,380.59	-14.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	$82.77 RUB6,432.37	+66.2%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 48.4% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	$300.70 RUB23,369.39	+48.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	$7,780.29 RUB604,660.71	+48.7%
Average			+48.4%

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pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP149.71	$1.70 RUB132.06	-29.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP120.59	$2.17 RUB168.48	+12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP283.04	$2.68 RUB208.50	-40.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	$35.84 RUB2,785.59	+26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP389.50	$5.13 RUB398.32	-17.8%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 19.8% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	$62.56 RUB4,861.67	+40.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	$43.72 RUB3,398.03	-0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	$102.93 RUB7,999.61	+35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	$97.34 RUB7,564.61	+3.6%
Average			+19.8%

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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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