Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 16.7% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.98
|
$10.00
DOP588.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.51
|
$6.89
DOP405.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$0.90
DOP53.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.67
|
$0.55
DOP32.52
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Madrid
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$2.14
DOP125.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.07
|
$3.45
DOP203.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.02
|
$4.88
DOP286.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.78
|
$2.10
DOP123.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.57
|
$2.73
DOP160.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$1.31
DOP76.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.35
DOP20.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.26
DOP74.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$0.73
DOP42.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.83
DOP48.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$1.11
DOP65.03
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.25
|
$4.95
DOP291.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.91
|
$86.16
DOP5,067.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,307.69
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,722,998.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.50
|
$22.06
DOP1,297.32
|
|
pay 32.6% less for housing
Madrid
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.01
|
$44.89
DOP2,640.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,263.51
|
$847.67
DOP49,859.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€911.84
|
$416.69
DOP24,509.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€113.67
|
$39.78
DOP2,339.96
|
|
pay 28.7% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€500.74
|
$415.27
DOP24,426.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,198.46
|
$6,617.64
DOP389,247.59
|
|
pay 26.1% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$2.58
DOP152.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.42
|
$2.49
DOP146.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.64
|
$4.31
DOP253.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.67
|
$37.03
DOP2,177.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.98
|
$6.46
DOP380.07
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.38
|
$59.66
DOP3,509.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.28
|
$58.15
DOP3,420.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.37
|
$95.85
DOP5,637.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.12
|
$96.92
DOP5,701.10
|
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