Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 47.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP581.36
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP400.70
|
$10.32
€9.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.40
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.14
|
$1.81
€1.68
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP124.34
|
$1.74
€1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP200.67
|
$7.67
€7.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP283.64
|
$4.36
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP122.10
|
$3.02
€2.80
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP158.45
|
$3.87
€3.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP76.05
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.16
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP73.28
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.23
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.18
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.27
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP287.98
|
$6.78
€6.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,008.73
|
$54.15
€50.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,702,969.62
|
$36,133.87
€33,523.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,282.24
|
$14.65
€13.59
|
|
pay 96.0% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,609.55
|
$33.64
€31.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP49,280.38
|
$1,370.72
€1,271.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,224.63
|
$989.21
€917.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,312.75
|
$123.32
€114.41
|
|
pay 40.8% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,142.10
|
$543.23
€503.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP384,722.78
|
$9,978.95
€9,257.97
|
|
pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP150.26
|
$3.79
€3.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP144.75
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP250.44
|
$6.12
€5.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,152.50
|
$48.46
€44.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP375.66
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,468.55
|
$83.95
€77.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,380.90
|
$33.93
€31.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,572.22
|
$87.19
€80.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,634.83
|
$99.93
€92.71
|
|
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