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Dominican Republic vs. Sierra Leone Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 56.0% more expensive than Sierra Leone overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 7.8% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 71.0% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 64.4% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.6% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 3.9 times more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Sierra Leone Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Sierra Leone, you would:

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pay 11.8% more for restaurants

	Sierra Leone	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SLL62,908	$6.57 DOP419.50	+119.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 SLL209,695	$7.06 DOP450.97	-29.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 SLL21,591	$0.92 DOP59.04	-10.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 SLL18,596	$0.60 DOP38.45	-32.1%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 7.8% more for groceries

	Sierra Leone	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 SLL13,980	$1.44 DOP91.98	+116.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 SLL74,319	$3.10 DOP197.68	-12.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.15 SLL191,910	$4.52 DOP288.45	-50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 SLL42,124	$1.74 DOP111.14	-13.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 SLL71,337	$2.20 DOP140.19	-35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 SLL38,046	$1.17 DOP74.97	-35.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.37 DOP23.76	-59.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.32 SLL6,742	$1.09 DOP69.89	+240.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 SLL47,558	$0.70 DOP44.88	-69.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 SLL19,023	$0.67 DOP42.92	-25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 SLL15,488	$0.96 DOP61.36	+30.1%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 71.0% more for transportation

	Sierra Leone	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 SLL105,180	$4.63 DOP295.82	-7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$31.27 DOP1,996.77
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,000.00 SLL251,634,000	$27,585.12 DOP1,761,309.67	+129.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.75 SLL225,422	$20.50 DOP1,309.08	+90.7%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 64.4% less for housing

	Sierra Leone	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$100.00 SLL2,096,950	$31.80 DOP2,030.18	-68.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,321.25 SLL27,705,952	$495.90 DOP31,663.49	-62.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,261.67 SLL26,456,519	$352.53 DOP22,509.31	-72.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.40 SLL2,314,990	$49.81 DOP3,180.24	-54.9%
Average			-64.4%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Sierra Leone	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$203.07 DOP12,966.31
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$5,232.64 DOP334,104.37

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pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sierra Leone	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 SLL31,454	$2.40 DOP153.03	+59.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 SLL36,435	$1.93 DOP123.27	+11.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SLL62,908	$4.53 DOP289.32	+51.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$28.27 DOP1,804.92	-43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.24 DOP398.14
Average			+19.6%

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pay 3.9 times more for clothing

	Sierra Leone	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.00 SLL209,695	$44.65 DOP2,850.82	+346.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.00 SLL167,756	$43.79 DOP2,795.87	+447.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.00 SLL419,390	$75.83 DOP4,841.97	+279.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00 SLL1,048,475	$93.99 DOP6,001.38	+88.0%
Average			+290.3%

Sierra Leone vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of clothing

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