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Dominican Republic vs. Kiev Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 31.8% more expensive than Kiev.

Restaurants: pay 15.6% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 41.3% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 71.3% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 39.5% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.8% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 12.1% less in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Kiev Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.6% more for restaurants

	Kiev	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.43 UAH355.43	$6.57 DOP410.40	-22.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.02 UAH253.88	$7.06 DOP441.19	+17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 UAH28.46	$0.92 DOP57.76	+37.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 UAH19.54	$0.60 DOP37.61	+30.0%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 41.3% more for groceries

	Kiev	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 UAH33.01	$1.44 DOP89.98	+84.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.90 UAH206.64	$3.10 DOP193.39	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.75 UAH200.39	$4.52 DOP282.20	-4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 UAH84.98	$1.74 DOP108.73	-13.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 UAH89.27	$2.20 DOP137.15	+3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.55 UAH23.32	$1.17 DOP73.35	+112.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 UAH30.51	$0.37 DOP23.25	-48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 UAH35.96	$1.09 DOP68.38	+28.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 UAH42.65	$0.70 DOP43.90	-30.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 UAH15.74	$0.67 DOP41.99	+80.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 UAH10.69	$0.96 DOP60.03	+279.4%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Kiev	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UAH223.88	$4.63 DOP289.40	-12.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.23 UAH431.59	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	+205.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,417.03 UAH1,283,101.16	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	-9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.02 UAH253.88	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+240.7%
Average			+106.1%

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pay 71.3% more for housing

	Kiev	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.04 UAH296.98	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	+351.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$630.45 UAH26,594.69	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	-21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$377.83 UAH15,938.23	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	-6.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.97 UAH3,415.64	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	-38.5%
Average			+71.3%

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pay 39.5% less for childcare

	Kiev	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.14 UAH15,740.46	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	-45.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,847.15 UAH331,021.31	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-33.3%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 39.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kiev	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 UAH45.70	$2.40 DOP149.71	+121.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 UAH69.03	$1.93 DOP120.59	+18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.89 UAH121.86	$4.53 DOP283.04	+56.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.56 UAH1,626.76	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-26.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.81 UAH203.10	$6.24 DOP389.50	+29.5%
Average			+39.8%

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pay 12.1% less for clothing

	Kiev	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.61 UAH2,894.21	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	-34.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.80 UAH1,509.98	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	+22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.02 UAH4,092.52	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	-21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.54 UAH4,620.59	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	-14.2%
Average			-12.1%

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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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