Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 37.1% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 63.6% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
€20.01
|
$10.00
DOP582.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
$6.89
DOP401.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€3.04
|
$0.90
DOP52.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.58
|
$0.55
DOP32.21
|
|
pay 16.0% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
$2.14
DOP124.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.05
|
$3.45
DOP201.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.69
|
$4.88
DOP284.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
$2.10
DOP122.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
€5.47
|
$2.73
DOP158.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$1.31
DOP76.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.35
DOP20.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.26
DOP73.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.43
|
$0.73
DOP42.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.83
DOP48.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.11
DOP64.42
|
|
pay 16.0% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
€7.52
|
$4.95
DOP288.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.71
€81.54
|
$86.16
DOP5,020.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,110.45
€29,514.32
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,706,947.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.25
€23.21
|
$22.06
DOP1,285.23
|
|
pay 56.2% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
$44.89
DOP2,615.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,059.29
€1,892.80
|
$847.67
DOP49,395.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,685.95
€1,549.64
|
$416.69
DOP24,281.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.74
€187.27
|
$39.78
DOP2,318.16
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,119.81
€1,948.43
|
$415.27
DOP24,198.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,765.02
€10,813.82
|
$6,617.64
DOP385,621.35
|
|
pay 52.9% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.50
|
$2.58
DOP150.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.93
|
$2.49
DOP145.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.34
€9.50
|
$4.31
DOP251.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.30
€57.26
|
$37.03
DOP2,157.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€15.01
|
$6.46
DOP376.53
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€81.86
|
$59.66
DOP3,476.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
€30.97
|
$58.15
DOP3,388.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.07
€86.47
|
$95.85
DOP5,585.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.42
€101.49
|
$96.92
DOP5,647.99
|
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