Dominican Republic vs South Africa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic South Africa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$792
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2024
$1899
🏠 One person rent
$311
$407
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$697
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$407
$1312
💸 GDP per capita
$10111
$6766
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
6.92
❤️ Life expectancy
72.6
62.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
41
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
31%
🎓 Higher education
37
83
😀 Quality of life
38
41
🏙️ Population
10.4M
60.1M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($792) is 3% less expensive than in South Africa ($815). the Dominican Republic ranked 113th vs 107th for South Africa 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 1.6 months in South Africa. Ranked 127th and 121st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs South Africa

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and South Africa as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 36 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 South Africa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.45
$6.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.9
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.84
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$1.92
 Cappuccino
$2.12
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$423
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$63.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$97.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.2
$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.01%
11.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1373
$790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$873
$670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$9.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.09
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$5.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.91
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.29
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.21
$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$0.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.2
$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.35
$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.13
$5.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.5
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.1
$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$188
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4696
$3937

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Cities Comparison in the Dominican Republic vs South Africa

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
1.34M
Santo Domingo
$1051
1.13M
Puerto Plata
$721
338K
La Vega
$590
248K
Higuey
$805
251K
San Cristobal
$764
233K
San Francisco de Macoris
$541
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$589
169K
Bani
$692
146K
San Pedro de Macoris
$717
217K
Boca Chica
$671
142K
Bonao
$536
158K
La Romana
$700
140K
Sabaneta
$714
98.5K
Azua
$775
91.3K
Samana
$782
108K
Punta Cana
$1009
54.1K
Barahona
$712
83.6K
Cotui
$653
79.6K
Mao
$724
76.9K
Nagua
$787
76.9K
Jarabacoa
$728
58.8K
El Seibo
$745
66.9K
Sosua
$958
69.9K
Cabarete
$809
4.09K

In South Africa

City Cost of living Population
Johannesburg
$908
4.43M
Soweto
$875
1.27M
Pretoria
$783
742K
Rustenburg
$845
550K
Cape Town
$881
434K
Randburg
$776
337K
Durban
$780
595K
Centurion
$755
237K
Sandton
$889
222K
Pietermaritzburg
$609
619K
East London
$683
267K
Port Elizabeth
$866
312K
Kimberley
$753
225K
Kroonstad
$701
169K
Benoni
$741
159K
Klerksdorp
$621
187K
Bloemfontein
$601
256K
Springs
$631
122K
Vereeniging
$637
99K
Paarl
$773
112K
Worcester
$632
97.1K
Potchefstroom
$625
149K
Vanderbijlpark
$698
95.8K
Uitenhage
$805
104K
George
$684
157K
Mthatha
$689
96.1K
Upington
$643
121K
Middelburg
$866
87.3K
Bethal
$746
60.8K
Brits
$751
53.5K