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Zimbabwe vs. Dominican Republic Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 10.6% more expensive than Dominican Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% less in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 13.5% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 11.6% more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 84.5% more in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 18.1% more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.7% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 47.4% less in Zimbabwe

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

Zimbabwe vs. Dominican Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.5% less for restaurants

	Dominican Republic	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.57 DOP418.42	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	+10.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.06 DOP449.82	$5.50 ZWL1,771.00	-22.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 DOP58.89	$0.60 ZWL192.35	-35.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 DOP38.35	$0.42 ZWL134.02	-30.9%
Average			-19.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

	Dominican Republic	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.44 DOP91.74	$1.01 ZWL326.12	-29.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.10 DOP197.17	$5.30 ZWL1,707.41	+71.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 DOP287.72	$5.96 ZWL1,918.06	+31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 DOP110.86	$1.98 ZWL636.46	+13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 DOP139.83	$2.37 ZWL762.99	+7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 DOP74.78	$1.08 ZWL349.08	-7.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP23.70	$0.73 ZWL234.29	+95.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP69.72	$1.07 ZWL344.68	-2.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 DOP44.76	$0.61 ZWL196.88	-13.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 DOP42.81	$0.66 ZWL211.93	-2.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 DOP61.20	$0.80 ZWL258.09	-16.6%
Average			+13.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.6% more for transportation

	Dominican Republic	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.63 DOP295.06	$5.92 ZWL1,906.80	+27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.27 DOP1,991.66	$42.50 ZWL13,685.00	+35.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,585.12 DOP1,756,801.16	$23,500.00 ZWL7,567,000.00	-14.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.50 DOP1,305.73	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	-2.5%
Average			+11.6%

Dominican Republic vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of transportation

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pay 84.5% more for housing

	Dominican Republic	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.80 DOP2,024.98	$159.29 ZWL51,291.92	+401.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$495.90 DOP31,582.44	$301.47 ZWL97,073.53	-39.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$352.53 DOP22,451.69	$202.31 ZWL65,143.08	-42.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.81 DOP3,172.10	$59.14 ZWL19,042.20	+18.7%
Average			+84.5%

Dominican Republic vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay 18.1% more for childcare

	Dominican Republic	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$203.07 DOP12,933.12	$231.11 ZWL74,417.78	+13.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,232.64 DOP333,249.15	$6,406.25 ZWL2,062,812.50	+22.4%
Average			+18.1%

Dominican Republic vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of childcare

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pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Dominican Republic	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 DOP152.64	$1.62 ZWL523.25	-32.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 DOP122.95	$2.52 ZWL810.92	+30.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.53 DOP288.58	$1.35 ZWL434.70	-70.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.27 DOP1,800.30	$45.19 ZWL14,551.92	+59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.24 DOP397.12	$11.25 ZWL3,622.50	+80.4%
Average			+13.7%

Dominican Republic vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 47.4% less for clothing

	Dominican Republic	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.65 DOP2,843.53	$20.71 ZWL6,668.08	-53.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.79 DOP2,788.72	$16.58 ZWL5,339.83	-62.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.83 DOP4,829.58	$48.80 ZWL15,712.98	-35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.99 DOP5,986.02	$58.17 ZWL18,731.73	-38.1%
Average			-47.4%

Dominican Republic vs. Zimbabwe - 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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