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Dominican Republic vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 8.2% cheaper than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.4% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 40.1% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 28.7% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 19.1% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 64.8% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 0.4% more in Dominican Republic

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, and clothing in Dominican Republic are more expensive than in Taiwan. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.4% more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$151.84	$6.57 DOP411.58	+36.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$162.65	$7.06 DOP442.46	+36.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$30.83	$0.92 DOP57.93	-5.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$21.11	$0.60 DOP37.72	-10.1%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 40.1% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$55.69	$1.44 DOP90.24	-18.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$292.78	$3.10 DOP193.95	-66.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$374.93	$4.52 DOP283.01	-62.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$82.39	$1.74 DOP109.04	-33.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$112.16	$2.20 DOP137.55	-38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$63.89	$1.17 DOP73.56	-42.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$31.46	$0.37 DOP23.31	-62.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.32	$1.09 DOP68.57	-12.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$48.81	$0.70 DOP44.03	-54.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$37.97	$0.67 DOP42.11	-44.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.37	$0.96 DOP60.20	-6.4%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 28.7% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$119.26	$4.63 DOP290.23	+22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,073.65	$31.27 DOP1,959.07	-8.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1,126,134.81	$27,585.12 DOP1,728,059.40	-22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$289.35	$20.50 DOP1,284.36	+123.3%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 19.1% more for housing

	Taiwan	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$665.11	$31.80 DOP1,991.85	+50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,530.75	$495.90 DOP31,065.74	+15.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,321.00	$352.53 DOP22,084.37	+19.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,728.82	$49.81 DOP3,120.20	-9.2%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 64.8% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,372.59	$203.07 DOP12,721.53	-60.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$525,286.27	$5,232.64 DOP327,797.10	-68.6%
Average			-64.8%

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pay 15.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$62.04	$2.40 DOP150.14	+21.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$94.63	$1.93 DOP120.94	-35.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$143.23	$4.53 DOP283.86	-0.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,181.49	$28.27 DOP1,770.84	-24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$316.58	$6.24 DOP390.62	-37.9%
Average			-15.3%

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pay 0.4% more for clothing

	Taiwan	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,051.39	$44.65 DOP2,797.01	-31.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$984.66	$43.79 DOP2,743.09	+40.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,508.80	$75.83 DOP4,750.57	-4.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,035.11	$93.99 DOP5,888.08	-2.4%
Average			+0.4%

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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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