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Dominican Republic vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 38.6% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.3% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 36.6% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 10.7% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 41.9% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 48.1% more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.9% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 22.9% more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 78.3% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL52.19	$6.57 DOP411.58	+111.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL39.63	$7.06 DOP442.46	+199.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.20	$0.92 DOP57.93	-4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.42	$0.60 DOP37.72	+7.2%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 36.6% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL12.90	$1.44 DOP90.24	+87.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL77.32	$3.10 DOP193.95	-32.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL68.30	$4.52 DOP283.01	+11.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.00	$1.74 DOP109.04	+0.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL38.58	$2.20 DOP137.55	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL11.84	$1.17 DOP73.56	+66.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.70	$0.37 DOP23.31	+9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.31	$1.09 DOP68.57	+151.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL10.81	$0.70 DOP44.03	+9.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.04	$0.67 DOP42.11	+40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.79	$0.96 DOP60.20	+64.7%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 10.7% more for transportation

	Swaziland	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL75.82	$4.63 DOP290.23	+2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL507.43	$31.27 DOP1,959.07	+3.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL289,958.49	$27,585.12 DOP1,728,059.40	+59.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL444.60	$20.50 DOP1,284.36	-22.6%
Average			+10.7%

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pay 41.9% more for housing

	Swaziland	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL483.26	$31.80 DOP1,991.85	+10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,470.68	$495.90 DOP31,065.74	+86.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,141.22	$352.53 DOP22,084.37	+88.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,010.12	$49.81 DOP3,120.20	-17.3%
Average			+41.9%

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pay 48.1% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,836.40	$203.07 DOP12,721.53	+85.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL79,255.32	$5,232.64 DOP327,797.10	+10.8%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL31.41	$2.40 DOP150.14	+28.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.12	$1.93 DOP120.94	-2.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL44.94	$4.53 DOP283.86	+69.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL483.26	$28.27 DOP1,770.84	-1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL62.82	$6.24 DOP390.62	+66.5%
Average			+31.9%

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pay 22.9% more for clothing

	Swaziland	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL772.90	$44.65 DOP2,797.01	-3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL402.72	$43.79 DOP2,743.09	+82.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,256.49	$75.83 DOP4,750.57	+1.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,417.57	$93.99 DOP5,888.08	+11.2%
Average			+22.9%

Swaziland vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of clothing

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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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