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Dominican Republic vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 0.5% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 18.5% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 70.3% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 35.3% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 66.2% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 32.0% less in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.3% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB927.45	$6.57 DOP410.40	-44.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB463.73	$7.06 DOP441.19	+18.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB107.44	$0.92 DOP57.76	-33.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB47.53	$0.60 DOP37.61	-1.5%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 18.5% more for groceries

	Moscow	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB65.76	$1.44 DOP89.98	+70.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB487.29	$3.10 DOP193.39	-50.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB359.07	$4.52 DOP282.20	-2.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB130.76	$1.74 DOP108.73	+3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB191.42	$2.20 DOP137.15	-10.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB62.89	$1.17 DOP73.35	+45.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB67.62	$0.37 DOP23.25	-57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB70.09	$1.09 DOP68.38	+21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB127.43	$0.70 DOP43.90	-57.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB33.17	$0.67 DOP41.99	+57.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.31	$0.96 DOP60.03	+183.8%
Average			+18.5%

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pay 70.3% more for transportation

	Moscow	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB220.59	$4.63 DOP289.40	+63.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	-14.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB445.18	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+257.9%
Average			+70.3%

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pay 35.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB607.45	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	+306.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	-60.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	-50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	-55.0%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 66.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	-69.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-63.4%
Average			-66.2%

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pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB324.61	$2.40 DOP149.71	-42.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB245.32	$1.93 DOP120.59	-38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB231.86	$4.53 DOP283.04	+51.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-36.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB510.10	$6.24 DOP389.50	-5.0%
Average			-14.2%

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pay 32.0% less for clothing

	Moscow	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	-41.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	-8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	-38.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	-40.1%
Average			-32.0%

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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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