Official data · October 31, 2026

The family basket costs RD$17,036.13 more in Ozama than in the South of the Dominican Republic: RD$57,383.82 vs. RD$40,347.69 a month in September 2026

In September 2026 the monthly family basket cost RD$57,383.82 in the Ozama region, RD$47,852.29 in the North (Cibao), RD$46,647.19 in the East and RD$40,347.69 in the South, according to the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD). Over one year it rose the most in the East (5.74 %) and the least in Ozama (4.72 %).

Central Bank table with the monthly cost of the family basket by region, January to September 2026. — Cost of the family basket by geographic region, January-September 2026 (RD$ a month). Photo: Cuadro: Banco Central de la República Dominicana (watermarked by Economía con Datos).

On Saturdays, Economía con Datos compares. Today we look at the Central Bank's monthly cost of the family basket of goods and services by region. The gap between the most expensive region and the cheapest is RD$17,036.13 a month.

Cost by region

In September 2026 the family basket cost RD$57,383.82 a month in Ozama (the National District and Santo Domingo province), RD$47,852.29 in the North or Cibao, RD$46,647.19 in the East and RD$40,347.69 in the South. The national average for the same basket was RD$49,966.37. Ozama's basket cost 42.22 % more than the South's: for every RD$100 it cost in Ozama, it cost RD$70.31 in the South.

Ring chart with the monthly cost of the family basket in September 2026: Ozama RD$57,383.82, North or Cibao RD$47,852.29, East RD$46,647.19 and South RD$40,347.69 — Monthly cost of the family basket by region, September 2026. Chart: Economía con Datos with Central Bank data.

One year and since 2020

From September 2025 to September 2026 the basket rose 5.74 % in the East (RD$2,531.55 more a month), 5.42 % in the South, 5.31 % in the North or Cibao and 4.72 % in Ozama (RD$2,586.51 more). Since October 2020 it rose 40.34 % in the South and 33.53 % in Ozama, so the percentage gap narrowed from 49.48 % to 42.22 %, while the gap in pesos widened from RD$14,225.62 to RD$17,036.13 a month.

Regional figures are the Central Bank's (CPI basket, base October 2019-September 2020). Differences, percentages and the per-RD$100 ratio are Economía con Datos calculations with those data.

Source: Banco Central de la República Dominicana (document in Spanish).

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Cost by region

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