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Dominican Republic vs. United States Cost of Living Summary

Dominican Republic is 46.0% cheaper than United States overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.1% less in Dominican Republic
Groceries: pay 46.8% less in Dominican Republic
Transportation: pay 3.8% less in Dominican Republic
Housing: pay 66.5% less in Dominican Republic
Childcare: pay 81.4% less in Dominican Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.0% less in Dominican Republic
Clothing: pay 9.3% less in Dominican Republic

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Dominican Republic.

Dominican Republic vs. United States Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of United States, you would:

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pay 59.1% less for restaurants

	United States	Dominican Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.45	$6.57 DOP410.40	-66.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.12	$7.06 DOP441.19	-36.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.56	$0.92 DOP57.76	-63.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$0.60 DOP37.61	-70.0%
Average			-59.1%

United States vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.8% less for groceries

	United States	Dominican Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$3.56	$1.44 DOP89.98	-59.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50	$3.10 DOP193.39	-52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.97	$4.52 DOP282.20	+13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27	$1.74 DOP108.73	-59.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.41	$2.20 DOP137.15	-59.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.37	$1.17 DOP73.35	-50.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78	$0.37 DOP23.25	-52.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.04	$1.09 DOP68.38	-46.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.21	$0.70 DOP43.90	-68.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.34	$0.67 DOP41.99	-50.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.38	$0.96 DOP60.03	-30.6%
Average			-46.8%

United States vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8% less for transportation

	United States	Dominican Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.41	$4.63 DOP289.40	+35.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.85	$31.27 DOP1,953.45	-52.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,336.38	$27,585.12 DOP1,723,103.52	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.61	$20.50 DOP1,280.68	+16.4%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 66.5% less for housing

	United States	Dominican Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.97	$31.80 DOP1,986.14	-53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,664.59	$495.90 DOP30,976.64	-70.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.15	$352.53 DOP22,021.04	-75.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$150.19	$49.81 DOP3,111.25	-66.8%
Average			-66.5%

United States vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of housing

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pay 81.4% less for childcare

	United States	Dominican Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,387.27	$203.07 DOP12,685.05	-85.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,196.46	$5,232.64 DOP326,857.01	-77.4%
Average			-81.4%

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pay 55.0% less for entertainment and sports

	United States	Dominican Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84	$2.40 DOP149.71	-58.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15	$1.93 DOP120.59	-62.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.90	$4.53 DOP283.04	-54.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.45	$28.27 DOP1,765.76	-45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.64	$6.24 DOP389.50	-54.3%
Average			-55.0%

United States vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 9.3% less for clothing

	United States	Dominican Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.08	$44.65 DOP2,788.98	-12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.81	$43.79 DOP2,735.23	+4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.56	$75.83 DOP4,736.94	-13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$112.04	$93.99 DOP5,871.20	-16.1%
Average			-9.3%

United States vs. Dominican Republic - Cost of clothing

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