Cost of living comparison

Ethiopia

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Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Addis Ababa Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 5.0% more expensive than Addis Ababa.

Restaurants: pay 65.2% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 33.6% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 3.2% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 21.9% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 32.7% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.2% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 10.9% more in Santo Domingo

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

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Santo Domingo vs. Addis Ababa Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.2% more for restaurants

	Addis Ababa	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.00 ETB654.34	$9.95 DOP611.16	+148.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	$7.54 DOP463.46	+16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 ETB99.06	$1.04 DOP63.95	+71.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 ETB107.50	$0.57 DOP35.01	-13.3%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 33.6% more for groceries

	Addis Ababa	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 ETB194.58	$1.51 DOP93.03	+27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ETB604.57	$3.62 DOP222.50	-2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09 ETB669.40	$5.19 DOP318.59	+26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 ETB289.63	$2.34 DOP143.71	+32.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.59 ETB750.34	$2.53 DOP155.32	-44.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.44 ETB399.44	$1.45 DOP88.96	-40.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 ETB48.73	$0.37 DOP22.53	+23.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 ETB161.65	$1.24 DOP75.89	+25.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 ETB50.42	$0.83 DOP51.09	+169.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ETB35.99	$0.91 DOP56.14	+315.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 ETB79.77	$1.00 DOP61.45	+105.1%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 3.2% more for transportation

	Addis Ababa	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53 ETB577.22	$5.38 DOP330.30	+52.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.11 ETB3,453.30	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	-13.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,000.00 ETB9M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	-57.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.53 ETB576.64	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	+502.1%
Average			+3.2%

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pay 21.9% less for housing

	Addis Ababa	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	-82.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$706.95 ETB116K	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+2.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	-11.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	-54.8%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 32.7% less for childcare

	Addis Ababa	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	+84.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,187.50 ETB5M	$7,399.96 DOP455K	-75.5%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Addis Ababa	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.80 ETB130.87	$2.49 DOP152.79	+210.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.92 ETB150.32	$2.27 DOP139.64	+147.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	$5.32 DOP326.97	-33.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ETB613.45	$7.46 DOP458.37	+99.0%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 10.9% more for clothing

	Addis Ababa	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.14 ETB5,421.12	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	+38.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	-34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.65 ETB12,865.68	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	+10.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 ETB13,529.26	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+50.3%
Average			+10.9%

Addis Ababa vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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