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Dominican Republic vs. Kuwait Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 9.3% more expensive than Kuwait overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 23.6% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 61.2% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 20.7% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 14.4% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.1% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 13.3% more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Kuwait Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.1% more for restaurants

	Kuwait	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.58 KWD2.640	$6.57 DOP410.40	-23.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.32 KWD2.550	$7.06 DOP441.19	-15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 KWD0.160	$0.92 DOP57.76	+74.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.60 DOP37.61	+84.1%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 23.6% more for groceries

	Kuwait	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 KWD0.300	$1.44 DOP89.98	+45.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.15 KWD0.660	$3.10 DOP193.39	+43.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.32 KWD1.630	$4.52 DOP282.20	-15.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.88 KWD0.580	$1.74 DOP108.73	-7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 KWD0.850	$2.20 DOP137.15	-20.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 KWD0.290	$1.17 DOP73.35	+23.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$0.37 DOP23.25	-52.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 KWD0.190	$1.09 DOP68.38	+80.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.70 DOP43.90	+17.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 KWD0.150	$0.67 DOP41.99	+34.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 KWD0.140	$0.96 DOP60.03	+110.7%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 61.2% more for transportation

	Kuwait	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 KWD0.410	$4.63 DOP289.40	+248.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.22 KWD13.270	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	-27.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,235.14 KWD6,211.780	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	+36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.22 KWD7.130	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	-11.7%
Average			+61.2%

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pay 20.7% less for housing

	Kuwait	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.12 KWD8.320	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	+17.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$802.93 KWD246.480	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$600.40 KWD184.310	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	-41.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.82 KWD15.290	$49.81 DOP3,111.25
Average			-20.7%

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pay 14.4% less for childcare

	Kuwait	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.17 KWD71.890	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	-13.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,190.94 KWD1,900.490	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-15.5%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 28.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.96 KWD0.910	$2.40 DOP149.71	-19.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 KWD1.550	$1.93 DOP120.59	-61.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$4.53 DOP283.04	+54.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$101.00 KWD31.010	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-72.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.68 KWD3.280	$6.24 DOP389.50	-41.6%
Average			-28.1%

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pay 13.3% more for clothing

	Kuwait	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.78 KWD11.910	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	+15.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.81 KWD11.610	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	+15.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.62 KWD25.980	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.86 KWD21.750	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	+32.6%
Average			+13.3%

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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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