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Dominican Republic vs. Rwanda Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 48.5% more expensive than Rwanda overall.

Restaurants: pay 26.5% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 54.8% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 14.2% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 20.9% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 5.7% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.8% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 2.6 times more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Rwanda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.5% more for restaurants

	Rwanda	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.45 RWF5,020	$6.57 DOP411.58	+90.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.89 RWF10,039	$7.06 DOP442.46	+2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 RWF1,249	$0.92 DOP57.93	+7.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 RWF833	$0.60 DOP37.72	+5.2%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 54.8% more for groceries

	Rwanda	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 RWF1,523	$1.44 DOP90.24	+37.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.26 RWF3,286	$3.10 DOP193.95	+37.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.64 RWF3,848	$4.52 DOP283.01	+71.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 RWF2,409	$1.74 DOP109.04	+5.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 RWF3,051	$2.20 DOP137.55	+4.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 RWF1,679	$1.17 DOP73.56	+1.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 RWF537	$0.37 DOP23.31	+0.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RWF1,022	$1.09 DOP68.57	+56.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 RWF698	$0.70 DOP44.03	+46.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 RWF331	$0.67 DOP42.11	+195.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RWF569	$0.96 DOP60.20	+145.8%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 14.2% more for transportation

	Rwanda	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 RWF6,439	$4.63 DOP290.23	+4.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.30 RWF42,667	$31.27 DOP1,959.07	+6.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,543.61 RWF38,650,929	$27,585.12 DOP1,728,059.40	+3.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.48 RWF21,082	$20.50 DOP1,284.36	+41.6%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 20.9% more for housing

	Rwanda	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.48 RWF28,361	$31.80 DOP1,991.85	+63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.44 RWF837,921	$495.90 DOP31,065.74	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$322.51 RWF469,617	$352.53 DOP22,084.37	+9.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.98 RWF58,218	$49.81 DOP3,120.20	+24.6%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 5.7% less for childcare

	Rwanda	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.62 RWF242,614	$203.07 DOP12,721.53	+21.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,842.43 RWF11,419,593	$5,232.64 DOP327,797.10	-33.3%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 69.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Rwanda	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.03 RWF1,506	$2.40 DOP150.14	+131.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.31 RWF3,368	$1.93 DOP120.94	-16.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.72 RWF2,510	$4.53 DOP283.86	+162.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.41 RWF45,734	$28.27 DOP1,770.84	-10.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.45 RWF5,020	$6.24 DOP390.62	+80.9%
Average			+69.8%

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pay 2.6 times more for clothing

	Rwanda	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.19 RWF27,942	$44.65 DOP2,797.01	+132.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.30 RWF28,110	$43.79 DOP2,743.09	+126.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$22.98 RWF33,464	$75.83 DOP4,750.57	+230.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.92 RWF55,216	$93.99 DOP5,888.08	+147.9%
Average			+159.3%

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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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