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The time in Dominican Republic is Eastern Standard Time (EST). The same as New York and Miami in the Eastern United States. The country did try using the Daylight Savings Time change but it did not work out well so they decided not to change the clocks like the North Americans. This means that when the states in North America change their clocks Dominican Republic does not. Thus making for an hour time difference during this time change.


Dominican Republic is located between latitude 17°  40' and 19°  56' North and longitude 68°  20' and 72°01' West of the Greenwich Meridian (GMT -4). So this means if you are using Greenwich time Dominican Republic time would be minus 4 hours (UTC/GMT -4 hours)

Exchange Rate
This is a great tool for finding the exchange rate in Dominican Republic and almost any other country you might want to travel to. All you need to do is enter the amount of money and where it is coming from. I am offering two different exchange rate companies to check the rates as each are a little different sometimes.

Dominican Republic is the DOP  (Dominican Republic Peso).

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Important General Information About Dominican Republic

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The Postal Service is not very reliable in Dominican Republic. You can mail post cards and letters without many problems but important things it is best to send in a more secure manner. We suggest, if you do want to receive mail from other countries to get a Post Box. There are companies ( PO Box International, CPS-Continental, Jet Pac...etc.) where you can rent a box and they are independent from the government mail service. In the USA they give you a mail box address in Miami or some other area. Then your mail is sent there. Then they bring it to Dominican Republic. For links to these services go to our links page Shipping - Mail. These private services are faster, more reliable and much more secure.
*For Zip Codes in Santo Domingo / Código Postal Dominicano Santo Domingo
*Zip codes in all the other regions of Dominican Republic / Código Postal Dominicano Regiones
*El Instituto Postal Dominicano (INPOSDOM) / Dominican Republican Post website

If you are sending post cards while on vacation most gift shops sell stamps and will take care of mailing the card. The post office in Colonial Zone is on Calle Isabel la Católica across from Colon Park inside the Palacio de Borgellá (number 48 on the Colonial Zone map).

Descriptions of the Dominican Republic peso (DOP) / Peso de Oro (pictures of the money both before and after 2014).
Paper Money- All the peso notes in Dominican Republic have a thin plastic strip holding identification numbers inside to help prevent forgery. There is a hidden image that can be seen when held at a 45-degree angle with the letters BCRD (Banco Central República Dominicana). All the notes have a special watermark of Juan Pablo Duarte, the countries founding father. They have the denomination on the bottom right corner raised for the blind. The new design of notes manufactured from 2014 have the National Flower, Flor de Bayahíbe, replacing the flor de caoba. The new bills are printed on quality cotton fabric paper reinforced and manufactured especially for banknotes by a company in England, De la Rue Internacional Limited,

$20 pesos: Picture of Gregorio Luperón on the front. The Panteón Nacional on the back. This is the first bill made of plastic. They are planning on making more in plastic as well.

$50 pesos: Picture of The Catedral Metropolitana Santa María de la Encarnación, the first church in the Americas, on the front. The Basílica Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia on the back.

$100 pesos: Pictures of the founding fathers / Padres de la Patria, Juan Pablo Duarte, Francisco del Rosario Sánchez and Matías Ramón Mella on the front. A picture of the Puerta del Conde on the back.

*$200 pesos: Picture of the Hermanas Mirabal; Patria, Minerva and Maria Teresa, on the front. The monument dedicated to them on the back. This, the newest bill, was created in 2007 is discontinued in the new 2014 notes.

$500 pesos: Pictures of Salomé Ureña de Henríquez and Pedro Henríquez Ureña on the front. A picture of Banco Central de la República Dominicana on the back.

$1000 pesos: Picture of the Palacio Nacional and the back has the Alcázar de Don Diego Colón.

$2000 pesos: Pictures of José Reyes and Emilio Prud'Homme, the writers of the Himno Nacional. The back a picture of the Teatro Nacional.

Coins - All coins have the Coat of Arms/ Escudo Nacional on the back
$1 peso: Picture of the Padre de la Patria, Juan Pablo Duarte.

$5 pesos: The face of Francisco del Rosario Sánchez.

$10 pesos: The face of Matías Ramón Mella.

$25 pesos: The face of the hero of the restoration, Gregorio Luperón.

More detailed information in Spanish go to the Banco Central web site.
Here in Dominican Republic we use the Metric System of Measurement as does most of the world. Here are some basic conversions that might be helpful

1 Foot (ft) = 0.3048 meter (m)
1 acre = 0.4047 hectare   
1 gallon = 3.785 Liters  (1000 cm 3)    
1 mile per hour (US Statute) = 1.609347 kilometer per hour (km)    
1 inch (in) = 25.4 millimeter (mm) , 2.54 centimeter (cm), 0.0254 meter (m)
1 gallon (gal) = 4.546 liter    
32° degree Fahrenheit (F) = 0° degree Celsius or 212°F = 100°C
to change from ° F to ° C take the  degree F minus 32 ÷ by 1.8
To change from ° C to ° F take the degree C x by 1.8 + 32

*Note that even though the main type of measurement here is in meters they do use pounds and gallons in most businesses.

For a quick and easy Conversion Calculator  check out this page

What Will It Cost Me?
We will put some of the average costs of items. We will change them periodically as we get new information. This will give you an idea of the price of goods, supplies and services in Dominican Republic. The prices listed are in Dominican Pesos (DOP). Use the Exchange rate below find the price in your money.

Prices (average)
660 grams of Kellogg's Corn Flakes $110 pesos, 160 grams of Brunswick Sardines $38 pesos, 18oz Kraft BBQ Sauce $71 pesos on sale, 10 lbs Select Rice $219 pesos on sale, 26.5oz Del Monte Spaghetti Sauce $65 pesos on sale, 64 oz Welches Juice $129 pesos on sale, Marlboro Cigarettes 20 in pack $110pesos, 45 grams Gillette Speed Stick Deodorant $95 pesos on sale, 125ml Colgate Toothpaste $80 pesos on sale - $50, 12oz Presidente beer in a Colmado $60 to $80  (as of March 2011 (in pesos).

Fuel Prices
Premium gasoline will cost RD $ 253.90 (*US $6.19)
Regular gasoline will cost RD $ 235.00 (*US $5.73)
using the exchange rate of $37.55 usd to $1 rdp (as of 7/2013)

Check the Colonial Zone News Blog for updates on the prices and more information about the Dominican Republic

Taxi from SDQ (Santo Domingo Airport to Santo Domingo is around $30 to $40 USD. Taxi within Santo Domingo - $160 to $200 pesos before 11PM after 11 all depends. Public car locally in Santo Domingo - $25 pesos (3/09)

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