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Dominican Republic vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 11.6% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 21.9% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 5.4% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 6.6% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 10.2% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.9% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Dominican Republic

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, and clothing are lower in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.13 MX$185.42	$6.57 DOP410.40	-35.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 MX$153.09	$7.06 DOP441.19	-15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 MX$25.18	$0.92 DOP57.76	-32.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 MX$19.08	$0.60 DOP37.61	-42.2%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 21.9% less for groceries

	Mexico	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 MX$47.88	$1.44 DOP89.98	-45.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 MX$77.96	$3.10 DOP193.39	-27.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.95 MX$108.83	$4.52 DOP282.20	-24.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.45 MX$44.82	$1.74 DOP108.73	-28.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 MX$67.25	$2.20 DOP137.15	-40.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 MX$23.18	$1.17 DOP73.35	-7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$12.31	$0.37 DOP23.25	-44.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 MX$16.95	$1.09 DOP68.38	+18.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$15.10	$0.70 DOP43.90	-14.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$16.43	$0.67 DOP41.99	-25.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.91	$0.96 DOP60.03	-1.8%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

	Mexico	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 MX$91.52	$4.63 DOP289.40	-7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.70 MX$525.08	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	+9.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,996.60 MX$439,017.76	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	+15.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.51 MX$356.97	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+5.1%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 6.6% less for housing

	Mexico	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.35 MX$537.00	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	+8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$587.67 MX$10,751.35	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	-15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$443.50 MX$8,113.74	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	-20.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.22 MX$900.56	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	+1.2%
Average			-6.6%

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pay 10.2% less for childcare

	Mexico	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.91 MX$4,334.27	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	-14.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,569.03 MX$101,885.42	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-6.0%
Average			-10.2%

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pay 10.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.44 MX$44.57	$2.40 DOP149.71	-1.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.34 MX$61.09	$1.93 DOP120.59	-42.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.42 MX$80.80	$4.53 DOP283.04	+2.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.27 MX$718.39	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-28.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.43 MX$99.41	$6.24 DOP389.50	+14.8%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Mexico	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.04 MX$970.34	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	-15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.66 MX$743.79	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	+7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.33 MX$1,744.14	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	-20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.49 MX$1,600.60	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	+7.4%
Average			-5.3%

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