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Dominican Republic vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 56.4% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.3% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 14.5% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 95.3% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 60.6% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 44.7% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.3% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.3% more for restaurants

	Ghana	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 GHS59.97	$6.57 DOP410.40	+23.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.95 GHS89.77	$7.06 DOP441.19	-11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GHS9.52	$0.92 DOP57.76	+9.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 GHS3.36	$0.60 DOP37.61	+102.7%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 14.5% less for groceries

	Ghana	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 GHS18.59	$1.44 DOP89.98	-12.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 GHS42.58	$3.10 DOP193.39	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.50 GHS118.63	$4.52 DOP282.20	-57.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 GHS26.09	$1.74 DOP108.73	-24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 GHS22.11	$2.20 DOP137.15	+12.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 GHS12.63	$1.17 DOP73.35	+5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.63	$0.37 DOP23.25	-44.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.65	$1.09 DOP68.38	+61.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 GHS13.57	$0.70 DOP43.90	-41.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 GHS12.81	$0.67 DOP41.99	-40.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 GHS10.74	$0.96 DOP60.03	+1.1%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 95.3% more for transportation

	Ghana	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 GHS47.57	$4.63 DOP289.40	+10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.37 GHS354.37	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	-0.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	+244.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 GHS102.17	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+126.7%
Average			+95.3%

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pay 60.6% more for housing

	Ghana	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.58 GHS560.14	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	-35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$320.05 GHS3,615.88	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	+54.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$117.55 GHS1,328.09	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	+199.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.36 GHS455.98	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	+23.4%
Average			+60.6%

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pay 44.7% more for childcare

	Ghana	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.94 GHS1,230.77	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	+86.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,083.57 GHS57,434.22	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	+2.9%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 GHS16.74	$2.40 DOP149.71	+61.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 GHS30.10	$1.93 DOP120.59	-27.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 GHS15.82	$4.53 DOP283.04	+223.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.05 GHS339.47	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-5.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 GHS109.10	$6.24 DOP389.50	-35.4%
Average			+43.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Ghana	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.64 GHS188.04	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	+168.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.33 GHS218.34	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	+126.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.23 GHS375.44	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	+128.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.14 GHS498.65	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	+113.0%
Average			+134.0%

Ghana vs. Dominican Republic - 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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