Dominican Republic vs Taiwan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Taiwan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$774
$965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1980
$2750
🏠 One person rent
$295
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$558
$897
🍽️ Food expenses
$304
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.9
$99.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$418
$1469
💸 GDP per capita
$10718
$24828
😃 Human freedom index
7.85
8.61
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
79.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
36
67
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
30%
🎓 Higher education
37
89
😀 Quality of life
37
78
🏙️ Population
10.8M
23.4M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($774) is 20% less expensive than in Taiwan ($965). the Dominican Republic ranked 126th vs 90th for Taiwan 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 1.5 months in Taiwan. Ranked 125th and 31st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs Taiwan

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and Taiwan as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 17 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 Taiwan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.58
$4.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.1
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.78
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$2.22
$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$408
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$1049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$741
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$47.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.6
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.3%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1538
$7466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$4358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.64
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.6
$33.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$9.34
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.42
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.82
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.54
$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.5
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.3
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.37
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.49
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.13
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.9
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.12
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.3
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.01
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.36
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.8
$74.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.8
$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$231
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5277
$16067

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In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$928
1.13M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$784
1.34M
Puerto Plata
$751
338K
San Cristobal
$812
233K
La Vega
$561
248K
Higuey
$735
251K
Punta Cana
$1138
139K
San Francisco de Macoris
$510
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$645
169K
Bani
$695
146K
Boca Chica
$784
142K
San Pedro de Macoris
$707
217K
Bonao
$545
158K
La Romana
$656
139K
Sabaneta
$715
98.5K
Azua
$750
91.3K
Samana
$692
108K
Barahona
$707
83.6K
Cotui
$645
79.6K
Mao
$724
76.9K
Nagua
$773
76.9K
Jarabacoa
$724
58.8K
El Seibo
$733
66.9K
Sosua
$961
69.9K
Cabarete
$774
4.09K

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1073
4.04M
Taipei
$1181
2.6M
Taichung
$894
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$956
2.73M
Tainan
$814
1.87M
Taoyuan
$875
2.33M
Hsinchu
$897
499K
Keelung
$967
367K
Zhubei
$821
218K
Chiayi
$747
252K
Changhua
$813
225K
Kinmen
$823
144K
Miaoli
$728
86.2K
Douliu
$770
109K
Nantou
$796
97.3K
Yilan
$731
95K
Taitung
$788
103K