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Dominican Republic vs. Netherlands Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 51.1% cheaper than Netherlands overall.

Restaurants: pay 68.0% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 31.6% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 41.5% less in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 61.9% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 70.0% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.0% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 28.4% less in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Netherlands Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.0% less for restaurants

	Netherlands	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.66 €18.68	$6.57 DOP410.40	-69.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.94 €12.02	$7.06 DOP441.19	-49.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.53 €3.05	$0.92 DOP57.76	-73.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 €2.48	$0.60 DOP37.61	-79.0%
Average			-68.0%

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pay 31.6% less for groceries

	Netherlands	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$2.15 €1.86	$1.44 DOP89.98	-33.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 €5.78	$3.10 DOP193.39	-53.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.86 €4.19	$4.52 DOP282.20	-6.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.76 €4.10	$1.74 DOP108.73	-63.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.31 €6.30	$2.20 DOP137.15	-69.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.05 €0.91	$1.17 DOP73.35	+11.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.13 €0.98	$0.37 DOP23.25	-67.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.77	$1.09 DOP68.38	+22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.84 €1.59	$0.70 DOP43.90	-61.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.82	$0.67 DOP41.99	-29.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.80	$0.96 DOP60.03	+4.2%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 41.5% less for transportation

	Netherlands	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.56 €7.38	$4.63 DOP289.40	-45.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$101.86 €87.83	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	-69.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,970.03 €31,880.25	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	-25.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.44 €23.66	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	-25.3%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 61.9% less for housing

	Netherlands	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.26 €42.48	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,462.13 €1,260.83	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	-66.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,216.44 €1,048.97	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	-71.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$199.59 €172.11	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	-75.0%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 70.0% less for childcare

	Netherlands	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,911.60 €1,648.43	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	-89.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,591.36 €9,133.21	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-50.6%
Average			-70.0%

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pay 56.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Netherlands	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.49 €5.60	$2.40 DOP149.71	-63.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.17 €3.60	$1.93 DOP120.59	-53.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.74 €11.84	$4.53 DOP283.04	-67.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.55 €37.55	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.09 €13.87	$6.24 DOP389.50	-61.2%
Average			-56.0%

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pay 28.4% less for clothing

	Netherlands	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$94.61 €81.59	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	-52.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.24 €39.01	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	-3.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.29 €89.93	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	-27.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.17 €116.56	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	-30.5%
Average			-28.4%

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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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