Cost of living comparison

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Samoa vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Samoa is 29.0% cheaper than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.3 times more in Samoa
Groceries
pay 5.1% less in Samoa
Transportation
pay 3.5% less in Samoa
Housing
pay 70.9% less in Samoa
Entertainment and Sports
pay 39.6% more in Samoa

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

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Samoa vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

 
Dominican Republic
Samoa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.79
DOP535.26
$47.26
WST130.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.21
DOP439.14
$14.54
WST40.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.81
DOP49.39
$1.82
WST5.00
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pay 5.1% less for groceries

 
Dominican Republic
Samoa
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.60
DOP97.36
$0.82
WST2.25
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.31
DOP201.56
$0.45
WST1.25
Milk (1 gallon) $4.73
DOP288.04
$6.88
WST18.93
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pay 3.5% less for transportation

 
Dominican Republic
Samoa
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.33
DOP324.38
$4.13
WST11.36
Monthly public transit pass $24.26
DOP1,476.96
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $17,685.93
DOP1M
??
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pay 70.9% less for housing

 
Dominican Republic
Samoa
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $37.10
DOP2,258.61
$36.35
WST100.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $781.82
DOP47,601.11
??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $310.77
DOP18,921.03
??
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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Dominican Republic
Samoa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $183.57
DOP11,176.72
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,114.38
DOP372K
??
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pay 39.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Dominican Republic
Samoa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.49
DOP151.43
$3.45
WST9.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.96
DOP119.04
$2.91
WST8.00
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.98
DOP303.19
$6.18
WST17.00
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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Dominican Republic
Samoa
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $32.95
DOP2,006.41
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $45.95
DOP2,797.79
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $69.63
DOP4,239.73
??
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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