Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 4.3% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 9.4% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.89
AED40.00
|
$10.00
DOP603.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$6.89
DOP415.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
AED4.43
|
$0.90
DOP54.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.55
DOP33.36
|
|
pay 18.0% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
$2.14
DOP129.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
AED16.22
|
$3.45
DOP208.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
AED26.13
|
$4.88
DOP294.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
$2.10
DOP126.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.20
AED11.76
|
$2.73
DOP164.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
AED3.86
|
$1.31
DOP78.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AED2.98
|
$0.35
DOP20.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AED2.92
|
$1.26
DOP76.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
AED2.46
|
$0.73
DOP43.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.80
|
$0.83
DOP50.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
AED1.81
|
$1.11
DOP66.71
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.08
AED11.31
|
$4.95
DOP298.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.00
|
$86.16
DOP5,198.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,767,641.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.51
AED27.60
|
$22.06
DOP1,330.93
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
$44.89
DOP2,708.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
$847.67
DOP51,151.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
$416.69
DOP25,144.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
$39.78
DOP2,400.58
|
|
pay 44.2% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
$415.27
DOP25,058.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
$6,617.64
DOP399,333.01
|
|
pay 54.2% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$11.57
AED42.50
|
$2.58
DOP155.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.96
AED21.89
|
$2.49
DOP150.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
$4.31
DOP259.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.72
AED289.13
|
$37.03
DOP2,234.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.61
AED50.00
|
$6.46
DOP389.92
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Santo Domingo
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
$59.66
DOP3,600.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
$58.15
DOP3,509.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
$95.85
DOP5,783.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.87
AED418.25
|
$96.92
DOP5,848.81
|
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