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Dominican Republic vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 20.6% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants: pay 71.8% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 1.8% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 11.6% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 30.7% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 37.5% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.5% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 17.0% more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.8% more for restaurants

	Laos	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.08 LAK44,969	$6.57 DOP410.40	+216.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,918	$7.06 DOP441.19	+27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LAK16,444	$0.92 DOP57.76	+21.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 LAK10,719	$0.60 DOP37.61	+21.6%
Average			+71.8%

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pay 1.8% less for groceries

	Laos	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 LAK24,565	$1.44 DOP89.98	+26.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.26 LAK287,052	$3.10 DOP193.39	-76.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.91 LAK149,607	$4.52 DOP282.20	-34.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.11 LAK45,585	$1.74 DOP108.73	-17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 LAK45,372	$2.20 DOP137.15	+4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 LAK16,405	$1.17 DOP73.35	+54.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 LAK16,239	$0.37 DOP23.25	-50.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 LAK20,985	$1.09 DOP68.38	+12.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 LAK28,222	$0.70 DOP43.90	-46.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 LAK15,261	$0.67 DOP41.99	-4.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,907	$0.96 DOP60.03	+110.0%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 11.6% more for transportation

	Laos	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.72 LAK102,231	$4.63 DOP289.40	-1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.89 LAK1,188,115	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	-43.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,639.89 LAK619,954,342	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	-3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.51 LAK227,448	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+95.1%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 30.7% more for housing

	Laos	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.16 LAK198,197	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	+247.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,004.64 LAK21,746,980	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	-50.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$817.42 LAK17,694,410	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	-56.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$59.90 LAK1,296,718	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	-16.9%
Average			+30.7%

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pay 37.5% less for childcare

	Laos	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.67 LAK6,421,775	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	-31.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,267.93 LAK200,618,663	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-43.5%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Laos	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 LAK30,727	$2.40 DOP149.71	+68.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 LAK35,850	$1.93 DOP120.59	+16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.98 LAK42,885	$4.53 DOP283.04	+128.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.50 LAK1,461,149	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-58.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.02 LAK65,430	$6.24 DOP389.50	+106.3%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 17.0% more for clothing

	Laos	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.20 LAK1,086,754	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	-11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.21 LAK1,411,532	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	-32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.39 LAK1,437,049	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	+14.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$47.52 LAK1,028,728	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	+97.8%
Average			+17.0%

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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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