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Slovakia vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Slovakia is 46.3% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.5% more in Slovakia
Groceries: pay 44.1% more in Slovakia
Transportation: pay 0.9% more in Slovakia
Housing: pay 75.8% more in Slovakia
Childcare: pay 82.7% more in Slovakia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.3% more in Slovakia
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in Slovakia

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

Slovakia vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.5% more for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Slovakia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP410.40	$9.04 €7.79	+37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP441.19	$9.01 €7.77	+27.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP57.76	$1.89 €1.63	+104.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP37.61	$1.47 €1.27	+143.9%
Average			+78.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Slovakia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 44.1% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Slovakia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP89.98	$1.40 €1.21	-2.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP193.39	$6.50 €5.61	+110.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP282.20	$4.16 €3.59	-7.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP108.73	$3.74 €3.23	+114.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP137.15	$3.40 €2.93	+54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP73.35	$0.82 €0.71	-29.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.25	$0.84 €0.73	+127.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.38	$1.04 €0.90	-5.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP43.90	$1.83 €1.58	+159.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP41.99	$0.63 €0.54	-6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP60.03	$0.68 €0.59	-29.0%
Average			+44.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Slovakia - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.9% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Slovakia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP289.40	$6.78 €5.84	+46.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	$29.77 €25.67	-4.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	$27,232.63 €23,483.43	-1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	$13.03 €11.24	-36.4%
Average			+0.9%

Dominican Republic vs. Slovakia - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.8% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Slovakia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	$19.76 €17.04	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	$595.19 €513.25	+20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	$499.57 €430.79	+41.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	$188.87 €162.87	+279.2%
Average			+75.8%

Dominican Republic vs. Slovakia - Cost of housing

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pay 82.7% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Slovakia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	$428.35 €369.38	+110.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	$8,080.21 €6,967.78	+54.4%
Average			+82.7%

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pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Slovakia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP149.71	$2.25 €1.94	-5.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP120.59	$2.71 €2.34	+40.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP283.04	$6.01 €5.18	+32.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	$44.74 €38.58	+58.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP389.50	$9.12 €7.86	+46.2%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Slovakia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	$67.47 €58.18	+51.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	$33.31 €28.72	-23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	$79.20 €68.29	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	$92.95 €80.15	-1.1%
Average			+7.6%

Dominican Republic vs. Slovakia - 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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