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Dominican Republic vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 56.4% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.8% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 13.8% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 47.3% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 24.6% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 32.7% more in Dominican Republic

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Dominican Republic are more expensive than in Philippines. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.8% more for restaurants

	Philippines	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.83 ₱224.67	$6.57 DOP410.40	+71.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.27 ₱191.88	$7.06 DOP441.19	+115.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ₱40.61	$0.92 DOP57.76	+33.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 ₱22.28	$0.60 DOP37.61	+58.4%
Average			+69.8%

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pay 13.8% less for groceries

	Philippines	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 ₱72.81	$1.44 DOP89.98	+16.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.91 ₱228.99	$3.10 DOP193.39	-20.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.02 ₱411.39	$4.52 DOP282.20	-35.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 ₱120.55	$1.74 DOP108.73	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.91 ₱112.14	$2.20 DOP137.15	+14.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 ₱83.20	$1.17 DOP73.35	-17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ₱37.83	$0.37 DOP23.25	-42.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.55	$1.09 DOP68.38	-6.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱40.60	$0.70 DOP43.90	+1.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 ₱55.60	$0.67 DOP41.99	-29.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.70	$0.96 DOP60.03	-18.0%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Philippines	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.15 ₱243.11	$4.63 DOP289.40	+11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.67 ₱742.62	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	+146.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,414.32 ₱1,431,533.67	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	+13.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.78 ₱162.89	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+638.0%
Average			+202.4%

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pay 47.3% more for housing

	Philippines	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.95 ₱1,638.62	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	+13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.21 ₱14,905.35	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	+95.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$161.64 ₱9,477.69	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	+118.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.13 ₱4,698.13	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	-37.8%
Average			+47.3%

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pay 24.6% more for childcare

	Philippines	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.02 ₱7,623.63	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	+56.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,634.78 ₱330,395.39	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-7.1%
Average			+24.6%

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Philippines	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱70.27	$2.40 DOP149.71	+100.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 ₱127.27	$1.93 DOP120.59	-11.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.73 ₱159.93	$4.53 DOP283.04	+66.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.80 ₱1,805.83	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-8.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.63 ₱329.85	$6.24 DOP389.50	+10.8%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 32.7% more for clothing

	Philippines	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.17 ₱2,413.97	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	+8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.58 ₱1,499.85	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	+71.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.76 ₱4,090.59	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	+8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.98 ₱3,868.53	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	+42.5%
Average			+32.7%

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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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