Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 7.6% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP591.30
|
$5.85
R$30.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP407.55
|
$6.82
R$35.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP53.29
|
$1.20
R$6.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.69
|
$0.80
R$4.17
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP126.46
|
$1.78
R$9.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP204.10
|
$5.19
R$27.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP288.49
|
$4.10
R$21.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP124.18
|
$2.39
R$12.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP161.16
|
$1.61
R$8.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP77.35
|
$0.94
R$4.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.51
|
$0.61
R$3.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP74.53
|
$0.48
R$2.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.96
|
$0.67
R$3.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP49.01
|
$0.49
R$2.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.37
|
$0.58
R$3.03
|
|
pay 34.5% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP292.91
|
$4.15
R$21.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,094.34
|
$47.57
R$249.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,732,076.60
|
$25,345.08
R$132,967.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,304.15
|
$8.07
R$42.35
|
|
pay 28.4% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,654.15
|
$20.58
R$107.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,122.68
|
$401.50
R$2,106.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,638.68
|
$242.40
R$1,271.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,352.28
|
$53.80
R$282.25
|
|
pay 55.9% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,554.73
|
$530.73
R$2,784.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP391,298.42
|
$12,185.14
R$63,926.88
|
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP152.83
|
$1.95
R$10.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP147.23
|
$1.95
R$10.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP254.72
|
$2.24
R$11.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,189.29
|
$26.15
R$137.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP382.08
|
$7.80
R$40.91
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Brasilia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,527.83
|
$57.37
R$301.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,438.68
|
$45.12
R$236.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,667.46
|
$65.72
R$344.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,731.14
|
$62.37
R$327.20
|
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