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Dominican Republic vs. Slovakia Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 18.4% cheaper than Slovakia overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.8% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 13.8% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 8.0% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 14.7% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 43.9% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 1.3% less in Dominican Republic

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Slovakia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.8% less for restaurants

	Slovakia	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.04 €7.79	$6.57 DOP410.40	-27.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.01 €7.77	$7.06 DOP441.19	-21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.89 €1.63	$0.92 DOP57.76	-51.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 €1.27	$0.60 DOP37.61	-59.0%
Average			-39.8%

Slovakia vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.8% less for groceries

	Slovakia	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 €1.21	$1.44 DOP89.98	+2.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50 €5.61	$3.10 DOP193.39	-52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.16 €3.59	$4.52 DOP282.20	+8.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.74 €3.23	$1.74 DOP108.73	-53.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 €2.93	$2.20 DOP137.15	-35.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 €0.71	$1.17 DOP73.35	+42.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.73	$0.37 DOP23.25	-55.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.90	$1.09 DOP68.38	+5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 €1.58	$0.70 DOP43.90	-61.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 €0.54	$0.67 DOP41.99	+7.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 €0.59	$0.96 DOP60.03	+40.8%
Average			-13.8%

Slovakia vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.0% more for transportation

	Slovakia	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.78 €5.84	$4.63 DOP289.40	-31.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.77 €25.67	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	+5.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,232.63 €23,483.43	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	+1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.03 €11.24	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+57.3%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 14.7% less for housing

	Slovakia	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.76 €17.04	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	+60.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$595.19 €513.25	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	-16.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$499.57 €430.79	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	-29.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.87 €162.87	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	-73.6%
Average			-14.7%

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pay 43.9% less for childcare

	Slovakia	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$428.35 €369.38	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	-52.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,080.21 €6,967.78	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-35.2%
Average			-43.9%

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pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Slovakia	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 €1.94	$2.40 DOP149.71	+6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.71 €2.34	$1.93 DOP120.59	-28.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.01 €5.18	$4.53 DOP283.04	-24.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.74 €38.58	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-36.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.12 €7.86	$6.24 DOP389.50	-31.6%
Average			-23.1%

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pay 1.3% less for clothing

	Slovakia	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.47 €58.18	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	-33.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.31 €28.72	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	+31.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.20 €68.29	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	-4.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.95 €80.15	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	+1.1%
Average			-1.3%

Slovakia vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of clothing

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