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Dominican Republic vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 20.5% cheaper than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 42.3% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 11.9% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 63.3% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 18.0% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 14.7% more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 10.8% less for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK76.12	$6.57 DOP419.50	-63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.23	$7.06 DOP450.97	+19.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.42	$0.92 DOP59.04	+15.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK3.00	$0.60 DOP38.45	-14.5%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 42.3% less for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.62	$1.44 DOP91.98	-7.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.35	$3.10 DOP197.68	-14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK33.06	$4.52 DOP288.45	-41.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK17.05	$1.74 DOP111.14	-56.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.46	$2.20 DOP140.19	-39.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.47	$1.17 DOP74.97	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.63	$0.37 DOP23.76	-71.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.64	$1.09 DOP69.89	-60.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.92	$0.70 DOP44.88	-56.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.73	$0.67 DOP42.92	-57.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.03	$0.96 DOP61.36	-18.6%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.96	$4.63 DOP295.82	+9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.90	$31.27 DOP1,996.77	+32.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK95,354.79	$27,585.12 DOP1,761,309.67	+23.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.95	$20.50 DOP1,309.08	-17.6%
Average			+11.9%

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pay 63.3% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK706.33	$31.80 DOP2,030.18	-80.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,297.25	$495.90 DOP31,663.49	-81.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,230.79	$352.53 DOP22,509.31	-53.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK341.06	$49.81 DOP3,180.24	-37.8%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 18.0% less for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,690.79	$203.07 DOP12,966.31	-67.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,901.51	$5,232.64 DOP334,104.37	+31.9%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 36.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.67	$2.40 DOP153.03	-19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.89	$1.93 DOP123.27	-24.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.63	$4.53 DOP289.32	-34.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK313.14	$28.27 DOP1,804.92	-61.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.87	$6.24 DOP398.14	-39.5%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 14.7% more for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.69	$44.65 DOP2,850.82	+43.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK155.39	$43.79 DOP2,795.87	+20.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK325.42	$75.83 DOP4,841.97	-0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK416.23	$93.99 DOP6,001.38	-3.8%
Average			+14.7%

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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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