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Dominican Republic vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 31.2% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 51.5% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 29.0% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 33.4% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.7% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 11.7% less in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.63 GEL26.00	$6.57 DOP410.40	-31.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.59 GEL23.20	$7.06 DOP441.19	-17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 GEL2.19	$0.92 DOP57.76	+14.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.28	$0.60 DOP37.61	+26.5%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 51.5% more for groceries

	Georgia	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 GEL1.47	$1.44 DOP89.98	+164.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 GEL9.70	$3.10 DOP193.39	-13.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.97 GEL18.83	$4.52 DOP282.20	-35.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 GEL6.37	$1.74 DOP108.73	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 GEL6.23	$2.20 DOP137.15	-4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.39	$1.17 DOP73.35	+128.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.87	$0.37 DOP23.25	-46.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.83	$1.09 DOP68.38	+61.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.04	$0.70 DOP43.90	-6.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 GEL0.85	$0.67 DOP41.99	+113.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.78	$0.96 DOP60.03	+231.1%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Georgia	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 GEL11.56	$4.63 DOP289.40	+8.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 GEL32.90	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	+156.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	+49.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.44 GEL17.40	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+218.1%
Average			+108.0%

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pay 29.0% more for housing

	Georgia	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL42.43	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	+102.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.75 GEL1,195.43	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	+12.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.10 GEL845.36	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	+12.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.90 GEL150.93	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	-10.9%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 33.4% more for childcare

	Georgia	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.25 GEL532.57	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	+3.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,197.12 GEL8,632.22	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	+63.7%
Average			+33.4%

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pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.50	$2.40 DOP149.71	+43.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 GEL6.73	$1.93 DOP120.59	-22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 GEL8.04	$4.53 DOP283.04	+52.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.86 GEL121.13	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 GEL14.40	$6.24 DOP389.50	+16.9%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 11.7% less for clothing

	Georgia	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.76 GEL174.86	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	-31.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85 GEL110.30	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	+7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.01 GEL270.02	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.77 GEL250.47	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	+1.3%
Average			-11.7%

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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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