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Dominican Republic vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 81.3% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 49.3% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 47.3% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.2% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 90.0% more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.7% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.04 MGA13,565	$6.57 DOP418.42	+116.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.73 MGA21,097	$7.06 DOP449.82	+49.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 MGA3,657	$0.92 DOP58.89	+12.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MGA2,776	$0.60 DOP38.35	-3.3%
Average			+43.7%

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pay 49.3% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 MGA3,910	$1.44 DOP91.74	+64.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 MGA23,916	$3.10 DOP197.17	-42.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.89 MGA17,345	$4.52 DOP287.72	+16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.97 MGA8,790	$1.74 DOP110.86	-11.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 MGA11,752	$2.20 DOP139.83	-16.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.64 MGA2,859	$1.17 DOP74.78	+83.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.33 MGA1,481	$0.37 DOP23.70	+12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 MGA2,524	$1.09 DOP69.72	+93.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 MGA1,823	$0.70 DOP44.76	+72.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 MGA1,279	$0.67 DOP42.81	+134.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 MGA1,805	$0.96 DOP61.20	+137.4%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 47.3% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 MGA19,804	$4.63 DOP295.06	+4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.27 DOP1,991.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,651.72 MGA56,433,540	$27,585.12 DOP1,756,801.16	+118.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.17 MGA76,588	$20.50 DOP1,305.73	+19.4%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Madagascar	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.23 MGA268,678	$31.80 DOP2,024.98	-47.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$257.49 MGA1,148,552	$495.90 DOP31,582.44	+92.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$71.69 MGA319,786	$352.53 DOP22,451.69	+391.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.95 MGA200,485	$49.81 DOP3,172.10	+10.8%
Average			+112.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.54 MGA207,595	$203.07 DOP12,933.12	+336.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,634.52 MGA38,514,631	$5,232.64 DOP333,249.15	-39.4%
Average			+148.5%

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pay 78.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.82 MGA3,642	$2.40 DOP152.64	+193.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.33 MGA5,930	$1.93 DOP122.95	+45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.73 MGA7,734	$4.53 DOP288.58	+161.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.94 MGA133,560	$28.27 DOP1,800.30	-5.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 MGA28,875	$6.24 DOP397.12	-3.7%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 90.0% more for clothing

	Madagascar	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.48 MGA86,877	$44.65 DOP2,843.53	+129.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.20 MGA76,743	$43.79 DOP2,788.72	+154.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.84 MGA315,983	$75.83 DOP4,829.58	+7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.48 MGA247,460	$93.99 DOP5,986.02	+69.4%
Average			+90.0%

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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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