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Dominican Republic vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 16.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 14.0% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 27.3% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 8.6% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 31.1% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 24.9% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.3% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 66.5% more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.0% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES751.45	$6.57 DOP410.40	+13.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.74	$7.06 DOP441.19	+1.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.86	$0.92 DOP57.76	+31.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.09	$0.60 DOP37.61	+9.7%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 27.3% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.74	$1.44 DOP89.98	+163.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.62	$3.10 DOP193.39	-44.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.42	$4.52 DOP282.20	+34.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.89	$1.74 DOP108.73	+5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.80	$2.20 DOP137.15	-24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.10	$1.17 DOP73.35	-16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.45	$0.37 DOP23.25	-21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.16	$1.09 DOP68.38	+23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.05	$0.70 DOP43.90	+54.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.55	$0.67 DOP41.99	+36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.57	$0.96 DOP60.03	+89.7%
Average			+27.3%

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pay 8.6% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.91	$4.63 DOP289.40	-14.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,007.74	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	+1.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	+27.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,204.26	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+20.4%
Average			+8.6%

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pay 31.1% more for housing

	Nairobi	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,160.40	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	-20.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,741.91	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	+4.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,706.75	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	+70.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,796.09	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	+69.8%
Average			+31.1%

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pay 24.9% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,014.37	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	-9.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-40.4%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 4.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.58	$2.40 DOP149.71	+3.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.78	$1.93 DOP120.59	-18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.77	$4.53 DOP283.04	+46.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,863.82	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-37.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.84	$6.24 DOP389.50	-15.2%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 66.5% more for clothing

	Nairobi	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,540.20	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	+127.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,220.51	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	+76.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,791.98	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	+11.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,061.57	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	+50.9%
Average			+66.5%

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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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