Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Palikir instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Palikir
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP604.75
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP416.82
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP54.51
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP33.43
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Palikir
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP129.34
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP208.75
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP295.06
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP127.01
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP164.82
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP79.11
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.97
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP76.22
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP43.93
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP50.12
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP66.86
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Palikir
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP299.57
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,210.25
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,771,486.23
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,333.82
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Palikir
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,714.54
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP51,263.11
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP25,199.28
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,405.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Palikir
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP25,113.42
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP400,201.56
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Palikir
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP156.31
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP150.58
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP260.51
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,239.11
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP390.77
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Palikir
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,608.10
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,516.92
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,796.41
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,861.54
|
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