Dominican Republic vs Nigeria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Nigeria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$901
$761
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2174
$1656
🏠 One person rent
$380
$411
🏘️ Family rent
$624
$657
🍽️ Food expenses
$334
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$97.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$598
$64
💸 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
46
16
🏙️ Population
11.4M
233M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($901) is 18% more expensive than in Nigeria ($761). the Dominican Republic ranked 114th vs 139th 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 0.7 months in the Dominican Republic compared to 0.1 months in Nigeria. Ranked 113th and 184th 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
$8.51
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.9
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.79
$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$0.9
 Cappuccino
$2.04
$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.92
$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$474
$407
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$255
$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$1461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$521
$787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.7
$30
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.3
$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.25%
17.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$1735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1119
$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$11.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.57
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.99
$4.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.67
$3.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$3.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.63
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.29
$1.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$2.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$1.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.4
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.9
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.92
$3.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.6
$11.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.87
$2.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$14.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$113
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6364
$2448

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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
$1098
2.2M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$849
1.34M
Puerto Plata
$812
338K
La Vega
$577
282K
Higuey
$792
251K
San Cristobal
$894
233K
San Pedro de Macoris
$844
217K
San Francisco de Macoris
$618
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$688
169K
Bonao
$640
158K
Bani
$786
146K
Boca Chica
$908
142K
La Romana
$748
139K
Punta Cana
$1079
139K
Samana
$672
108K
Azua
$820
103K
Sabaneta
$857
98.5K
Barahona
$814
83.6K
Cotui
$786
79.6K
Nagua
$858
76.9K
Mao
$867
76.9K
El Seibo
$803
66.9K
Sosua
$1113
69.9K
Jarabacoa
$814
58.8K
Cabarete
$1026
4.09K

In Nigeria

City Cost of living Population
Lagos
$946
15.1M
Kano
$491
4.35M
Benin
$627
1.78M
Port Harcourt
$559
3.33M
Ibadan
$658
2.56M
Onitsha
$795
1.48M
Aba
$591
1.16M
Abuja
$1375
1.69M
Enugu
$564
1.03M
Owerri
$1364
908K
Jos
$760
822K
Zaria
$517
766K
Maiduguri
$514
791K
Bauchi
$672
694K
Kaduna
$323
760K
Abeokuta
$995
889K
Ilorin
$518
778K
Awka
$693
430K
Umuahia
$773
359K
Calabar
$373
371K
Ife
$670
502K
Gusau
$516
383K
Sokoto
$372
428K
Warri
$786
312K
Katsina
$503
318K
Akure
$488
485K
Minna
$692
304K
Ado Ekiti
$597
314K
Oyo
$639
387K
Owo
$531
222K