Dominican Republic vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

Dominican Republic Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$828
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2056
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$336
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$584
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$299
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$407
$321
💸 GDP per capita
$10121
$3499
😃 Human freedom index
7.61
6.52
❤️ Life expectancy
72.6
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
32
33
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
39
58
😀 Quality of life
36
46
🏙️ Population
10.4M
109M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($828) is 33% more expensive than in the Philippines ($623). the Dominican Republic ranked 106th vs 149th for the Philippines in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in the Dominican Republic compared to 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 133rd and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.67
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.1
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$3.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$2.39
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.8
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$653
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.4
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.68%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1425
$2267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$911
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$3.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.41
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.95
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.6
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.25
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.12
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.95
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.3
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.73
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.63
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.3
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$288
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4426
$5424

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In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santiago de los Caballeros
$791
1.34M
Santo Domingo
$1154
1.13M
Puerto Plata
$791
338K
La Vega
$532
248K
San Cristobal
$820
233K
Higuey
$826
251K
San Francisco de Macoris
$566
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$740
169K
Bani
$727
146K
Bonao
$533
158K
Boca Chica
$693
142K
La Romana
$627
140K
San Pedro de Macoris
$673
217K
Sabaneta
$734
98.5K
Azua
$837
91.3K
Samana
$773
108K
Barahona
$755
83.6K
Mao
$734
76.9K
Cotui
$668
79.6K
Punta Cana
$1166
54.1K
Nagua
$832
76.9K
Jarabacoa
$576
58.8K
Sosua
$968
69.9K
El Seibo
$867
66.9K
Cabarete
$932
4.09K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$754
2.96M
Manila
$794
1.85M
Davao
$626
1.78M
Caloocan
$808
1.66M
Taguig
$982
887K
Makati
$847
630K
Cebu
$752
964K
Las Pinas
$656
606K
Paranaque
$674
690K
Bacoor
$554
665K
Dasmarinas
$439
703K
Pasig
$819
803K
La Union
$563
822K
Zamboanga
$519
977K
Valenzuela
$441
715K
Antipolo
$591
887K
Muntinlupa
$667
543K
Cagayan de Oro
$563
728K
Palawan
$586
940K
San Jose del Monte
$499
652K
General Trias
$602
451K
Pasay
$701
441K
Imus
$600
497K
General Santos
$514
697K
Mandaluyong
$784
426K
Marikina
$503
456K
Lapu-Lapu
$658
498K
Santa Rosa
$693
415K
Calamba
$463
540K
Angeles
$655
463K