Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 89.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP581.36
|
$21.59
ISK3,012
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP400.70
|
$17.27
ISK2,410
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.40
|
$2.90
ISK405
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.14
|
$2.07
ISK289
|
|
pay 99.3% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP124.34
|
$3.68
ISK514
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP200.67
|
$7.66
ISK1,068
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP283.64
|
$6.16
ISK860
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP122.10
|
$5.91
ISK825
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP158.45
|
$8.87
ISK1,238
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP76.05
|
$1.53
ISK213
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.16
|
$0.97
ISK135
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP73.28
|
$1.26
ISK176
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.23
|
$2.23
ISK311
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.18
|
$1.42
ISK197
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.27
|
$1.01
ISK141
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP287.98
|
$8.57
ISK1,196
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,008.73
|
$66.92
ISK9,337
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,702,969.62
|
$41,660.67
ISK5,813,330
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,282.24
|
$23.30
ISK3,251
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,609.55
|
$68.45
ISK9,551
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP49,280.38
|
$1,864.13
ISK260,121
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,224.63
|
$1,666.20
ISK232,501
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,312.75
|
$64.43
ISK8,991
|
|
pay 25.9% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,142.10
|
$240.37
ISK33,541
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP384,722.78
|
$5,984.07
ISK835,018
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP150.26
|
$10.79
ISK1,506
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP144.75
|
$5.09
ISK710
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP250.44
|
$11.87
ISK1,657
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,152.50
|
$65.50
ISK9,140
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP375.66
|
$14.39
ISK2,008
|
|
pay 44.2% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,468.55
|
$103.94
ISK14,504
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,380.90
|
$43.50
ISK6,069
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,572.22
|
$141.47
ISK19,741
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,634.83
|
$174.65
ISK24,371
|
|
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