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Dominican Republic vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 36.5% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.2% more in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 36.4% more in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 53.9% more in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 22.9% more in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 58.0% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% more in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.2% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS9,676.70	$6.57 DOP410.40	+67.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS20,945.47	$7.06 DOP441.19	-16.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,629.49	$0.92 DOP57.76	+39.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS748.55	$0.60 DOP37.61	+98.4%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 36.4% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,807.84	$1.44 DOP89.98	+96.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS10,867.44	$3.10 DOP193.39	-29.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS13,791.35	$4.52 DOP282.20	-19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,620.04	$1.74 DOP108.73	-23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,646.05	$2.20 DOP137.15	+16.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,208.76	$1.17 DOP73.35	-9.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,216.11	$0.37 DOP23.25	-24.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,061.21	$1.09 DOP68.38	+154.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.70 DOP43.90	+96.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS884.03	$0.67 DOP41.99	+87.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,513.99	$0.96 DOP60.03	+56.5%
Average			+36.4%

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pay 53.9% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS11,565.92	$4.63 DOP289.40	-1.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,860.03	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	+98.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,138,690.42	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	+54.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS30,800.35	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+64.2%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 22.9% more for housing

	Tanzania	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS115,464.93	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS824,548.32	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	+48.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS439,627.23	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	+97.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS158,395.91	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	-22.5%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 58.0% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,054,534.99	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	-52.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS35,236,488.60	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-63.4%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,381.39	$2.40 DOP149.71	+74.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS5,037.97	$1.93 DOP120.59	-5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS4,925.81	$4.53 DOP283.04	+126.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS144,401.75	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-51.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS15,649.28	$6.24 DOP389.50	-1.7%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Tanzania	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS44,554.74	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	+147.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS68,042.89	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	+58.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS69,708.59	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	+168.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS103,342.49	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	+124.3%
Average			+124.6%

Tanzania 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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