The Dominican Republic uses the Dominican peso, code DOP3. The Banco Central de la Republica Dominicana is the only body that prints and mints it4. As of 2026, 1 USD equals 61.24 DOP1. Knowing this stops you from overpaying at a counter or an ATM.
Updated 2026-10-28. Numbers carry a small link to their source. Fees and rules change, check the screen or the form before you pay.
Download on theApp StoreComing soonFree. No ads. Ever.Mid-market rate, refreshed in your browser. The booth and the ATM will give you less than this: the difference is their fee.
Updated 2026-10-28
Download on theApp StoreComing soonThe peso comes in notes of RD$20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000 and 20005. Coins come in RD$1, 5, 10 and 256. The Banco Central de la Republica Dominicana is the only source for these, so every bill and coin you see traces back to one issuer4.
Cards work in most hotels, resorts and shops, but small vendors and street stalls still want pesos in hand. Carry some cash as a backup, like keeping a spare key in your pocket.
Resorts and big tour operators often price in US dollars and will take dollar cash8. But paying in pesos usually costs less, because sellers round up prices when you hand over foreign currency9.
US dollars are widely accepted in tourist zones, especially at resorts and with tour operators8. The catch is price rounding. Sellers round up when you pay in dollars, so pesos stretch further for the same thing9. Tipping for local service runs around 10% or a small round up, best done in pesos14.
Download on theApp StoreComing soonATMs sit inside bank branches and at the airport. Punta Cana airport has several in the arrivals area and near the exits10. A bank ATM withdrawal costs a flat RD$300, like a toll gate you pay once per trip through11.
Airport exchange counters sell pesos at a worse rate than an ATM. One traveler lost close to 15% compared to a bank ATM rate after changing $200 at the counter12. When a Dominican ATM asks to accept or decline its own conversion rate, choose decline. Accepting adds an extra fee on top of the flat charge13.
Tell your bank you are traveling to the Dominican Republic so a card payment or withdrawal does not get blocked. Pack $100 to $200 in cash for the trip from the airport to your first ATM stop15. If you carry more than US$10,000 in cash across the border, you must declare it7.
The Dominican Republic uses the Dominican peso, code DOP3. As of 2026, 1 USD equals 61.24 DOP1.
Yes, resorts and tour operators widely accept US dollars8. But sellers round prices up for foreign cash, so paying in pesos usually saves money9.
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