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Dominican Republic vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 2.8 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.8% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 15.9% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 93.5% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 8.6 times more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.5% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 42.8% more for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.63 LKR1,116.85	$6.57 DOP410.40	+80.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.90 LKR2,426.61	$7.06 DOP441.19	-10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 LKR224.32	$0.92 DOP57.76	+26.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR106.15	$0.60 DOP37.61	+74.3%
Average			+42.8%

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pay 15.9% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 LKR147.07	$1.44 DOP89.98	+201.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 LKR1,758.02	$3.10 DOP193.39	-45.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 LKR1,847.59	$4.52 DOP282.20	-24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 LKR597.37	$1.74 DOP108.73	-10.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR629.94	$2.20 DOP137.15	+7.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 LKR736.93	$1.17 DOP73.35	-51.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR136.48	$0.37 DOP23.25	-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.17 LKR665.91	$1.09 DOP68.38	-49.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR168.43	$0.70 DOP43.90	+28.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR139.78	$0.67 DOP41.99	+47.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR155.98	$0.96 DOP60.03	+89.3%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,264.88	$4.63 DOP289.40	+12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.74 LKR3,299.78	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	+191.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,680.98 LKR7,584,425.30	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	+11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.00 LKR921.91	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+583.4%
Average			+199.8%

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pay 93.5% more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.84 LKR3,944.37	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	+147.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.17 LKR88,862.02	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	+71.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.38 LKR54,816.88	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	+97.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.64 LKR9,722.89	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	+57.4%
Average			+93.5%

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pay 8.6 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,407.01	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	+499.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$466.09 LKR143,227.52	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	+1022.7%
Average			+761.2%

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pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.08 LKR639.65	$2.40 DOP149.71	+15.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 LKR735.74	$1.93 DOP120.59	-19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 LKR2,842.89	$4.53 DOP283.04	-51.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.04 LKR4,620.30	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	+88.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.12 LKR959.48	$6.24 DOP389.50	+99.7%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.05 LKR7,697.80	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	+78.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.03 LKR5,232.27	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	+157.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.69 LKR19,264.32	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	+21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.07 LKR10,776.88	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	+168.0%
Average			+106.1%

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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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