Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 2.1% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP13.87
|
$10.00
DOP595.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP7.93
|
$6.89
DOP410.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.56
|
$0.90
DOP53.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.45
|
$0.55
DOP32.89
|
|
pay 23.9% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
$2.14
DOP127.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.26
|
$3.45
DOP205.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP6.00
|
$4.88
DOP290.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP2.98
|
$2.10
DOP124.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.06
|
$2.73
DOP162.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.62
|
$1.31
DOP77.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.21
|
$0.35
DOP20.64
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.26
|
$1.26
DOP75.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
$0.73
DOP43.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
$0.83
DOP49.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
$1.11
DOP65.78
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.54
|
$4.95
DOP294.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.39
|
$86.16
DOP5,126.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,400.89
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,742,925.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.62
|
$22.06
DOP1,312.32
|
|
pay 48.2% less for housing
Gibraltar
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.03
|
$44.89
DOP2,670.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,293.33
|
$847.67
DOP50,436.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,245.51
|
$416.69
DOP24,793.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP69.01
|
$39.78
DOP2,367.02
|
|
pay 52.4% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP633.08
|
$415.27
DOP24,708.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP11,890.79
|
$6,617.64
DOP393,749.37
|
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.22
|
$2.58
DOP153.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.35
|
$2.49
DOP148.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.57
|
$4.31
DOP256.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP55.74
|
$37.03
DOP2,203.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.42
|
$6.46
DOP384.47
|
|
pay 13.2% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP98.47
|
$59.66
DOP3,549.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP32.82
|
$58.15
DOP3,460.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP100.47
|
$95.85
DOP5,702.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP89.18
|
$96.92
DOP5,767.03
|
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