Cost of Living Comparison Between Higuey and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Higuey and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Higuey is 40.9% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 70.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Higuey is 37.1% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 65.7% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Higuey
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.54 DOP 267
$16.09 €13.89
-71.78%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$28.43 DOP 1,674
$64.1 €55.3
-55.63%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$5.18 DOP 305
$10.28 €8.88
-49.61%
Cappuccino
$2.24 DOP 132
$2.78 €2.4
-19.42%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.47 DOP 27.48
$2.23 €1.92
-78.92%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.44 DOP 25.63
$1.57 €1.35
-71.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.91 DOP 113
$3.41 €2.95
-43.99%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.98 DOP 176
$3.82 €3.3
-21.99%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Higuey
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.04 DOP 61.5
$1.14 €0.98
-8.77%
White Bread (500g)
$1.04 DOP 61.3
$1.73 €1.49
-39.88%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.87 DOP 50.9
$1.67 €1.44
-47.90%
Eggs
$1.52 DOP 89.2
$3.13 €2.7
-51.44%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$2.57 DOP 152
$13.31 €11.5
-80.69%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$3.36 DOP 198
$7.99 €6.9
-57.95%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$4.93 DOP 290
$15.97 €13.79
-69.13%
Apples (1kg)
$3.24 DOP 191
$2.28 €1.97
42.11%
Banana (1kg)
$0.88 DOP 51.7
$1.7 €1.47
-48.24%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.89 DOP 170
$2.04 €1.76
41.67%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.03 DOP 119
$2.55 €2.2
-20.39%
Potato (1kg)
$0.91 DOP 53.6
$1.76 €1.52
-48.30%
Onion (1kg)
$2.32 DOP 137
$2.05 €1.77
13.17%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.13 DOP 66.8
$1.98 €1.71
-42.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.88 DOP 51.9
$0.81 €0.7
8.64%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.36 DOP 257
$6.59 €5.69
-33.84%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.24 DOP 721
$5.87 €5.07
108.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.65 DOP 97.3
$1.33 €1.15
24.06%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.57 DOP 151
$2.92 €2.52
-11.99%
🚌 Getting Around
Higuey
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1 DOP 58.9
$2.27 €1.96
-55.95%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$46.15 €39.85
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.48 DOP 205
$4.23 €3.66
-17.73%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.1 DOP 124
$0.86 €0.75
144.19%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.87 DOP 346
$18.68 €16.13
-68.58%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 DOP 77.4
$2.09 €1.81
-37.32%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.3K DOP 1.5M
$34.5K €29.8K
-23.89%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.3K DOP 1.8M
$39.6K €34.2K
-20.93%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Higuey
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$50.6 DOP 2,979
$148 €128
-65.89%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$24.91 DOP 1,467
$20.98 €18.11
18.73%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$26.82 DOP 1,579
$39.65 €34.24
-32.36%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Higuey
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$14.56 DOP 857
$47.92 €41.37
-69.62%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
-
$18.57 €16.03
-
Cinema Ticket
$4.29 DOP 252
$9.38 €8.1
-54.26%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Higuey
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$269 DOP 15.9K
$607 €524
-55.66%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,038 DOP 473.2K
$16.1K €13.9K
-50.11%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Higuey
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$60 DOP 3,531
$104 €90.1
-42.56%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$51 DOP 3,001
$41.09 €35.48
24.07%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$98 DOP 5,769
$92.7 €80
5.77%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$116 DOP 6,854
$119 €102
-1.87%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Higuey
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$163 DOP 9,585
$1,592 €1,375
-89.77%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$111 DOP 6,520
$1,262 €1,090
-91.22%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$279 DOP 16.4K
$3,046 €2,630
-90.83%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$214 DOP 12.6K
$2,069 €1,787
-89.68%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$7,280 €6,286
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$4,549 €3,928
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Higuey
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$306 DOP 18K
$1,462 €1,263
-79.04%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.25
3.81
221.52%

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Last update for Higuey: October 29, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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