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Santo Domingo vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 39.8% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 42.9% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 25.4% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 43.1% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 32.9% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.5% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 2.1% less in Santo Domingo

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and groceries in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Addis Ababa. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Santo Domingo. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Addis Ababa, you would:

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pay 42.9% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.26 ETB664.57	$8.05 DOP514.03	+89.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,014.02	$7.25 DOP462.63	+11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB94.79	$0.97 DOP62.11	+60.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 ETB88.40	$0.63 DOP40.09	+10.8%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 25.4% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 ETB196.39	$1.50 DOP95.54	+18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.34 ETB676.55	$3.66 DOP233.41	-15.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 ETB846.02	$5.00 DOP319.11	-7.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 ETB355.85	$2.39 DOP152.75	+4.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.76 ETB899.00	$2.47 DOP157.83	-57.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.08 ETB480.00	$1.43 DOP91.05	-53.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.43 ETB67.32	$0.38 DOP24.55	-10.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.06 ETB165.03	$1.27 DOP80.88	+19.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 ETB63.15	$0.83 DOP52.70	+103.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.28 ETB43.04	$1.01 DOP64.53	+266.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ETB141.35	$1.01 DOP64.21	+11.0%
Average			+25.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 ETB750.72	$4.69 DOP299.77	-2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.00 ETB1,872.03	$35.35 DOP2,257.27	+194.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB8,580,139.42	$29,626.22 DOP1,891,634.45	-46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.62 ETB563.95	$20.61 DOP1,315.92	+470.1%
Average			+154.1%

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pay 43.1% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.20 ETB20,311.53	$34.89 DOP2,227.93	-73.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$815.99 ETB127,297.27	$642.68 DOP41,034.83	-21.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$512.43 ETB79,940.16	$337.05 DOP21,520.55	-34.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$121.97 ETB19,027.72	$68.45 DOP4,370.31	-43.9%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 32.9% more for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.05 ETB14,671.77	$225.42 DOP14,392.87	+139.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB4,709,326.53	$7,865.34 DOP502,202.26	-73.9%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 68.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.90 ETB140.40	$2.42 DOP154.21	+168.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.09 ETB169.66	$2.36 DOP150.56	+116.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.10 ETB795.61	$5.64 DOP359.82	+10.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.10 ETB9,688.34	$33.17 DOP2,117.81	-46.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB585.01	$7.25 DOP462.63	+93.2%
Average			+68.5%

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pay 2.1% less for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.03 ETB7,025.24	$58.49 DOP3,734.44	+29.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.17 ETB11,726.19	$48.04 DOP3,067.05	-36.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.08 ETB14,676.99	$87.54 DOP5,589.45	-7.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.09 ETB17,953.85	$120.75 DOP7,709.61	+4.9%
Average			-2.1%

Addis Ababa vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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