Dominican Republic vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$1802
🏠 One person rent
$366
$455
🏘️ Family rent
$611
$732
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$546
$92
💸 GDP per capita
$10876
$1084
😃 Human freedom index
7.9
5.69
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
54.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
26
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
60.6%
🎓 Higher education
39
60
😀 Quality of life
45
15
🏙️ Population
11.4M
233M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($865) is 4% more expensive than in Nigeria ($832). the Dominican Republic ranked 119th vs 126th for Nigeria in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in the Dominican Republic compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 118th and 186th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs Nigeria

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and Nigeria as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 33 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Dominican Republic Nigeria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.45
$2.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.16
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.93
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$352
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$1714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$39.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.29%
18.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1772
$1515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$27.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$13.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$3.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.64
$1.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$1.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28
$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$10.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.13
$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$16.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$98.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6463
$2127

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Cities Comparison in the Dominican Republic vs Nigeria

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$1083
2.2M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
1.34M
La Vega
$553
282K
San Cristobal
$899
233K
Puerto Plata
$791
338K
Higuey
$734
251K
San Pedro de Macoris
$810
217K
San Juan de la Maguana
$639
169K
Bani
$744
146K
Bonao
$580
158K
Boca Chica
$899
142K
La Romana
$700
139K
Punta Cana
$1114
139K
San Francisco de Macoris
$551
188K
Azua
$785
103K
Samana
$678
108K
Sabaneta
$785
98.5K
Barahona
$769
83.6K
Cotui
$714
79.6K
Mao
$797
76.9K
Nagua
$820
76.9K
Sosua
$1006
69.9K
El Seibo
$768
66.9K
Jarabacoa
$753
58.8K
Cabarete
$930
4.09K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$1022
15.1M
Kano
$563
4.35M
Port Harcourt
$618
3.33M
Ibadan
$759
2.55M
Abuja
$1551
1.69M
Benin
$655
1.78M
Onitsha
$922
1.48M
Kaduna
$353
760K
Akure
$578
848K
Enugu
$587
1.03M
Bauchi
$750
694K
Ilorin
$538
848K
Aba
$601
1.16M
Maiduguri
$581
1.2M
Abeokuta
$1017
889K
Owerri
$1555
908K
Zaria
$584
408K
Ado Ekiti
$631
447K
Jos
$830
623K
Gusau
$594
383K
Minna
$785
322K
Katsina
$581
318K
Oyo
$665
387K
Ife
$775
502K
Warri
$878
363K
Owo
$594
222K
Sokoto
$425
428K
Osogbo
$659
202K
Umuahia
$849
359K
Calabar
$386
371K