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Dominican Republic vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 80.0% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.5% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 63.2% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 78.3% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 81.5% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.8% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 19.5% more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.5% more for restaurants

	Syria	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$6.57 DOP419.50	+23.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$7.06 DOP450.97	+57.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$0.92 DOP59.04	-18.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$0.60 DOP38.45	-11.6%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 63.2% more for groceries

	Syria	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$1.44 DOP91.98	+124.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$3.10 DOP197.68	+67.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$4.52 DOP288.45	+18.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$1.74 DOP111.14	-10.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$2.20 DOP140.19	-28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$1.17 DOP74.97	+85.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$0.37 DOP23.76	-51.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$1.09 DOP69.89	+80.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$0.70 DOP44.88	+125.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$0.67 DOP42.92	+118.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.96 DOP61.36	+165.9%
Average			+63.2%

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pay 78.3% more for transportation

	Syria	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105,151	$4.63 DOP295.82	-42.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$31.27 DOP1,996.77	+212.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	$27,585.12 DOP1,761,309.67	+43.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133,081	$20.50 DOP1,309.08	+100.3%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 81.5% more for housing

	Syria	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP529,986	$31.80 DOP2,030.18	-22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	$495.90 DOP31,663.49	+156.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	$352.53 DOP22,509.31	+212.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP815,767	$49.81 DOP3,180.24	-20.6%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Syria	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601,162	$203.07 DOP12,966.31	+339.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	$5,232.64 DOP334,104.37	+139.4%
Average			+239.3%

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pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$2.40 DOP153.03	-38.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$1.93 DOP123.27	+48.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$4.53 DOP289.32	+47.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177,324	$28.27 DOP1,804.92	+107.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$6.24 DOP398.14	+164.3%
Average			+65.8%

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pay 19.5% more for clothing

	Syria	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392,267	$44.65 DOP2,850.82	+48.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556,062	$43.79 DOP2,795.87	+2.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP917,567	$75.83 DOP4,841.97	+7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	$93.99 DOP6,001.38	+20.2%
Average			+19.5%

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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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