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Dominican Republic vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 27.0% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.2% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 33.5% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 78.0% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 32.6% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 14.6% less in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.2% more for restaurants

	Russia	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.65 RUB769.15	$6.57 DOP419.50	-31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.53 RUB440.68	$7.06 DOP450.97	+27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 RUB84.10	$0.92 DOP59.04	-12.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 RUB40.84	$0.60 DOP38.45	+17.5%
Average			+0.2%

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Russia	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 RUB50.22	$1.44 DOP91.98	+128.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.02 RUB400.18	$3.10 DOP197.68	-38.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.22 RUB336.33	$4.52 DOP288.45	+7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 RUB127.38	$1.74 DOP111.14	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.20 RUB175.31	$2.20 DOP140.19	-0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB62.89	$1.17 DOP74.97	+48.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB63.89	$0.37 DOP23.76	-53.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 RUB74.10	$1.09 DOP69.89	+17.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 RUB99.95	$0.70 DOP44.88	-44.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 RUB30.22	$0.67 DOP42.92	+77.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB24.15	$0.96 DOP61.36	+217.1%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Russia	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 RUB214.62	$4.63 DOP295.82	+72.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.72 RUB1,730.54	$31.27 DOP1,996.77	+44.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,562.55 RUB2,514,701.22	$27,585.12 DOP1,761,309.67	-12.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.94 RUB393.98	$20.50 DOP1,309.08	+314.6%
Average			+104.5%

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pay 78.0% more for housing

	Russia	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.57 RUB603.06	$31.80 DOP2,030.18	+320.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.96 RUB34,575.27	$495.90 DOP31,663.49	+14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$300.84 RUB23,969.22	$352.53 DOP22,509.31	+17.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.77 RUB6,594.31	$49.81 DOP3,180.24	-39.8%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 32.6% less for childcare

	Russia	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$300.70 RUB23,957.75	$203.07 DOP12,966.31	-32.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,780.29 RUB619,883.80	$5,232.64 DOP334,104.37	-32.7%
Average			-32.6%

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pay 19.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 RUB135.39	$2.40 DOP153.03	+41.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.17 RUB172.72	$1.93 DOP123.27	-10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 RUB213.75	$4.53 DOP289.32	+68.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.84 RUB2,855.72	$28.27 DOP1,804.92	-21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 RUB408.35	$6.24 DOP398.14	+21.7%
Average			+19.9%

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pay 14.6% less for clothing

	Russia	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.56 RUB4,984.07	$44.65 DOP2,850.82	-28.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.72 RUB3,483.58	$43.79 DOP2,795.87	+0.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 RUB8,201.01	$75.83 DOP4,841.97	-26.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.34 RUB7,755.06	$93.99 DOP6,001.38	-3.4%
Average			-14.6%

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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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