Dominican Republic vs Poland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Poland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$865
$1393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$3169
🏠 One person rent
$366
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$611
$1320
🍽️ Food expenses
$319
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$546
$1728
💸 GDP per capita
$10876
$25104
😃 Human freedom index
7.9
7.76
❤️ Life expectancy
73.7
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
37
53
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
49.1%
🎓 Higher education
39
84
😀 Quality of life
45
77
🏙️ Population
11.4M
36.6M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($865) is 38% less expensive than in Poland ($1393). the Dominican Republic ranked 119th vs 45th for Poland 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 1.2 months in Poland. Ranked 118th and 41st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs Poland

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and Poland as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 79 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 Poland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.45
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.8
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.16
$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$4.18
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$252
$573
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$861
$1306
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$511
$992
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.1
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.3
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.29%
7.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1772
$3887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1056
$2755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.2
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.64
$5.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.36
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.13
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$223
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6463
$10757

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Cities Comparison in the Dominican Republic vs Poland

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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 Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$2026
1.86M
Krakow
$1662
804K
Wroclaw
$1662
674K
Lodz
$1377
649K
Poznan
$1471
547K
Gdansk
$1593
488K
Szczecin
$1240
388K
Gdynia
$1496
245K
Lublin
$1337
335K
Bydgoszcz
$1145
325K
Katowice
$1233
278K
Bialystok
$1214
290K
Rzeszow
$1280
196K
Torun
$834
198K
Kielce
$1165
187K
Olsztyn
$1343
170K
Gliwice
$1073
174K
Czestochowa
$1070
205K
Zabrze
$1155
157K
Sosnowiec
$1138
186K
Bytom
$1098
153K
Radom
$1053
202K
Zielona Gora
$1155
140K
Bielsko-Biala
$1260
165K
Ruda Slaska
$1161
134K
Opole
$1259
127K
Tychy
$1123
125K
Rybnik
$1039
134K
Elblag
$1068
115K
Chorzow
$1107
104K