Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 30.5% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 85.9% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP591.30
|
$10.74
CRC5,590.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP407.55
|
$9.76
CRC5,082.07
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP53.29
|
$2.01
CRC1,048.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.69
|
$1.50
CRC780.91
|
|
pay 46.4% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP126.46
|
$2.66
CRC1,386.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP204.10
|
$4.50
CRC2,343.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP288.49
|
$7.34
CRC3,823.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP124.18
|
$3.25
CRC1,692.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP161.16
|
$4.56
CRC2,374.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP77.35
|
$2.28
CRC1,186.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.51
|
$0.63
CRC329.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP74.53
|
$1.30
CRC678.32
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.96
|
$1.28
CRC667.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP49.01
|
$1.23
CRC640.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.37
|
$1.08
CRC561.83
|
|
pay 18.2% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP292.91
|
$5.59
CRC2,911.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,094.34
|
$38.19
CRC19,886.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,732,076.60
|
$31,625.41
CRC16,465,894.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,304.15
|
$13.67
CRC7,116.88
|
|
pay 8.3% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,654.15
|
$47.58
CRC24,774.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,122.68
|
$701.17
CRC365,064.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,638.68
|
$443.75
CRC231,040.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,352.28
|
$54.88
CRC28,572.76
|
|
pay 36.8% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,554.73
|
$463.64
CRC241,398.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP391,298.42
|
$10,719.76
CRC5,581,287.05
|
|
pay 32.7% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP152.83
|
$3.47
CRC1,804.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP147.23
|
$3.56
CRC1,855.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP254.72
|
$4.59
CRC2,388.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,189.29
|
$58.91
CRC30,670.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP382.08
|
$7.81
CRC4,065.65
|
|
pay 21.5% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,527.83
|
$83.78
CRC43,618.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,438.68
|
$52.26
CRC27,208.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,667.46
|
$126.81
CRC66,021.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,731.14
|
$119.58
CRC62,257.98
|
|
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