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Dominican Republic vs. Malaysia Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 31.9% more expensive than Malaysia overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.0% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 2.8% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 36.5% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 1.5% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.2% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 23.8% more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Malaysia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.0% more for restaurants

	Malaysia	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.22 MYR13.31	$6.57 DOP410.40	+104.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 MYR18.24	$7.06 DOP441.19	+60.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 MYR3.01	$0.92 DOP57.76	+26.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 MYR1.63	$0.60 DOP37.61	+53.1%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 2.8% less for groceries

	Malaysia	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MYR4.21	$1.44 DOP89.98	+41.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.79 MYR32.19	$3.10 DOP193.39	-60.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 MYR27.55	$4.52 DOP282.20	-32.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 MYR8.21	$1.74 DOP108.73	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.93 MYR7.99	$2.20 DOP137.15	+13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 MYR5.29	$1.17 DOP73.35	-8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MYR2.75	$0.37 DOP23.25	-44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 MYR5.34	$1.09 DOP68.38	-15.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 MYR3.03	$0.70 DOP43.90	-4.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 MYR2.20	$0.67 DOP41.99	+26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 MYR2.42	$0.96 DOP60.03	+64.2%
Average			-2.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Malaysia	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.86 MYR7.67	$4.63 DOP289.40	+149.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.26 MYR63.08	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	+104.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,849.31 MYR148,147.28	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	-23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.52 MYR26.93	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+214.6%
Average			+111.5%

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pay 36.5% more for housing

	Malaysia	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.18 MYR112.33	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	+17.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$349.73 MYR1,445.27	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	+41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$247.40 MYR1,022.40	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	+42.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.37 MYR142.05	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	+44.9%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 1.5% more for childcare

	Malaysia	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.62 MYR705.09	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	+19.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,229.51 MYR25,743.43	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-16.0%
Average			+1.5%

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pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Malaysia	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.72 MYR15.38	$2.40 DOP149.71	-35.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.63 MYR10.85	$1.93 DOP120.59	-26.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.18 MYR17.26	$4.53 DOP283.04	+8.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.40 MYR150.42	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.62 MYR19.07	$6.24 DOP389.50	+35.1%
Average			-8.2%

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pay 23.8% more for clothing

	Malaysia	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.37 MYR245.35	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	-24.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.69 MYR122.68	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	+47.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.68 MYR292.07	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	+7.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.86 MYR234.98	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	+65.3%
Average			+23.8%

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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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