Dominican Republic vs Turkey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dominican Republic Turkey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$807
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2060
$2003
🏠 One person rent
$320
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$607
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$311
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$98
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$416
$709
💸 GDP per capita
$10716
$12986
😃 Human freedom index
7.56
5.63
❤️ Life expectancy
74.2
78.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
35
34
🌐 English speaking %
0.2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
37
77
😀 Quality of life
36
53
🏙️ Population
10.8M
85.4M

The average cost of living in the Dominican Republic ($807) is 2% more expensive than in Turkey ($794). the Dominican Republic ranked 122nd vs 125th for Turkey 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 0.9 months in Turkey. Ranked 128th and 73rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Dominican Republic vs Turkey

We calculate prices for the Dominican Republic and Turkey as a population-weighted mean of 25 and 128 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 Turkey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.85
$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.84
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$355
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$700
$847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.2
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.4
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.89%
33.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1653
$1761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$915
$1017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.4
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$6.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.55
$9.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$5.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$8.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$1.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.4
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.56
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$40.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.07
$6.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.8
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$301
$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4539
$8293

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In the Dominican Republic

City Cost of living Population
Santo Domingo
$1046
1.13M
Santiago de los Caballeros
$794
1.34M
Puerto Plata
$766
338K
La Vega
$573
248K
San Cristobal
$831
233K
Higuey
$769
251K
Punta Cana
$1023
139K
San Francisco de Macoris
$527
188K
San Juan de la Maguana
$625
169K
Bani
$709
146K
Boca Chica
$838
142K
San Pedro de Macoris
$731
217K
Bonao
$542
158K
La Romana
$685
139K
Sabaneta
$727
98.5K
Azua
$791
91.3K
Samana
$718
108K
Barahona
$728
83.6K
Cotui
$660
79.6K
Mao
$740
76.9K
Nagua
$809
76.9K
Sosua
$964
69.9K
Jarabacoa
$758
58.8K
El Seibo
$748
66.9K
Cabarete
$790
4.09K

In Turkey

City Cost of living Population
Istanbul
$1125
15.5M
Ankara
$907
5.8M
Urfa
$567
1.99M
Izmir
$892
2.95M
Bursa
$789
2.9M
Konya
$674
2.23M
Adana
$705
1.77M
Antalya
$963
2.43M
Diyarbakir
$640
1.73M
Kocaeli
$695
1.85M
Gaziantep
$473
1.68M
Samsun
$820
1.37M
Kayseri
$656
1.39M
Balikesir
$584
1.25M
Denizli
$508
1.03M
Mersin
$789
1.04M
Eskisehir
$716
871K
Trabzon
$708
824K
Erzurum
$512
768K
Malatya
$570
426K
Elazig
$622
422K
Kahramanmaras
$604
444K
Van
$552
1.13M
Manisa
$612
420K
Antakya
$450
378K
Tarsus
$689
347K
Izmit
$652
376K
Sivas
$1003
365K
Adiyaman
$651
267K
Corlu
$694
294K