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Cost of Fuel as of 1-26-2013

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Janette

El Ministerio de Industria y Comercio/ The Ministry of Industry and Trade announced that gas will go up in price! Premium gasoline will be RD $242.20/ US $6.21 per gallon. Regular gasoline will cost RD $222.80/ US $5.71 per gallon. … Continue reading →

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Prices in Dominican Republic March 1,2012

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Janette

I like to keep people up to date on the cost of items in Dominican Republic as I can. Exchange rate today (more or less things can go up and down a few cents many times a day) *United States … Continue reading →

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Cost of Gasoline October 7, 2011

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Janette

An update on the average cost of gasoline in Dominican Republic. I am using the exchange rate of $38 US Dollars to $1 RD Peso Premium RD$222.90/ US$6.05 Regular RD$206.90/ US$5.44 Diesel RD$186.30/ US$4.90 Propane RD$108.60/ US$2.85 The price of … Continue reading →

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Dominican Republic Minimum Wage

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Janette

The Labour Minister / Ministro de Trabajo, Max Puig, says that 75% of Dominicans earn less than RD $15,000 pesos per month which is less than the national minimum wage. Another source says that 94% of workers earn less than … Continue reading →

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Fake $500 peso Notes, Gas and Food Prices

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Janette

There have been forged RD$500 bills circulating throughout DR. The fakes have a lighter shade of blue, the sliver band going through the bill is different, the smaller lettering on the bill are not legible, the paper is slightly thinner … Continue reading →

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