Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Thailand

Thailand vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Thailand is 12.5% cheaper than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 41.8% less in Thailand
Groceries: pay 4.0% less in Thailand
Transportation: pay 13.9% more in Thailand
Housing: pay 31.4% less in Thailand
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Thailand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.5% less in Thailand
Clothing: pay 1.2% more in Thailand

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

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Thailand vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.8% less for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Thailand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.79 DOP540.07	$2.89 THB96.05	-67.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.21 DOP443.09	$6.99 THB232.42	-3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 DOP49.84	$0.75 THB24.81	-8.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 DOP27.80	$0.37 THB12.19	-19.0%
Average			-41.8%

Dominican Republic vs. Thailand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.0% less for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Thailand
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 DOP98.24	$1.34 THB44.43	-16.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.31 DOP203.37	$7.95 THB264.36	+140.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.73 DOP290.63	$7.12 THB236.74	+50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 DOP108.34	$2.06 THB68.55	+16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 DOP118.36	$1.37 THB45.52	-29.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 DOP86.47	$1.35 THB44.98	-3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 DOP28.17	$0.57 THB18.99	+24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 DOP81.15	$0.93 THB31.07	-29.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 DOP54.43	$0.82 THB27.38	-7.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 DOP70.25	$0.72 THB24.01	-36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 DOP68.13	$0.57 THB18.88	-48.8%
Average			-4.0%

Dominican Republic vs. Thailand - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.9% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Thailand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.33 DOP327.30	$5.07 THB168.49	-4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.26 DOP1,490.25	$32.87 THB1,093.53	+35.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,685.93 DOP1M	$29,201.01 THB971K	+65.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.54 DOP1,446.41	$10.77 THB358.41	-54.2%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 31.4% less for housing

	Dominican Republic	Thailand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.10 DOP2,278.94	$19.17 THB637.71	-48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$781.82 DOP48,029.48	$407.64 THB13,560.34	-47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$310.77 DOP19,091.31	$268.13 THB8,919.39	-13.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$71.51 DOP4,392.81	$60.86 THB2,024.59	-14.9%
Average			-31.4%

Dominican Republic vs. Thailand - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Thailand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.57 DOP11,277.30	$515.68 THB17,154.28	+180.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,114.38 DOP376K	$11,528.28 THB383K	+88.5%
Average			+130.1%

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pay 1.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Thailand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$2.10 THB69.86	-15.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 DOP120.11	$2.00 THB66.47	+2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.98 DOP305.92	$4.15 THB138.07	-16.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.88 DOP2,818.55	$50.07 THB1,665.52	+9.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.80 DOP356.51	$6.05 THB201.30	+4.3%
Average			-1.5%

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pay 1.2% more for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Thailand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.95 DOP2,024.47	$44.30 THB1,473.73	+34.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.95 DOP2,822.96	$32.84 THB1,092.57	-28.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.63 DOP4,277.89	$83.65 THB2,782.57	+20.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.66 DOP5,262.46	$77.91 THB2,591.55	-9.1%
Average			+1.2%

Dominican Republic vs. Thailand - Cost of clothing

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