Cost of living comparison

Kazakhstan

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Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 10.7% more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 7.5% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 26.2% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 39.3% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 13.2% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 35.1% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.4% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 16.9% less in Santo Domingo

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

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Santo Domingo vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Astana, you would:

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pay 7.5% less for restaurants

	Astana	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	$9.95 DOP611.16	-9.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	$7.54 DOP463.46	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.10 KZT499.26	$1.04 DOP63.95	-5.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 KZT298.06	$0.57 DOP35.01	-13.3%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 26.2% more for groceries

	Astana	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 KZT283.87	$1.51 DOP93.03	+141.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.10 KZT2,762.66	$3.62 DOP222.50	-40.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	$5.19 DOP318.59	+5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	$2.34 DOP143.71	+5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	$2.53 DOP155.32	-6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT369.90	$1.45 DOP88.96	+77.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 KZT482.49	$0.37 DOP22.53	-65.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 KZT468.85	$1.24 DOP75.89	+19.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 KZT456.93	$0.83 DOP51.09	-17.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 KZT141.42	$0.91 DOP56.14	+192.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 KZT91.97	$1.00 DOP61.45	+392.9%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 39.3% more for transportation

	Astana	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	$5.38 DOP330.30	+112.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.78 KZT7,603.65	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	+8.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,607.50 KZT11M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	-5.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.19 KZT5,069.10	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	+89.7%
Average			+39.3%

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pay 13.2% more for housing

	Astana	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	+102.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.82 KZT261K	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.61 KZT179K	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	-11.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	+35.7%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 35.1% less for childcare

	Astana	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$374.89 KZT170K	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	-32.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,828.93 KZT5M	$7,399.96 DOP455K	-37.4%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 5.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 KZT608.29	$2.49 DOP152.79	+85.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	$2.27 DOP139.64	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	$5.32 DOP326.97	+137.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	-48.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	$7.46 DOP458.37	+15.0%
Average			+5.4%

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pay 16.9% less for clothing

	Astana	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.09 KZT29,953.79	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	-30.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.13 KZT54,442.17	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	-27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.87 KZT58,857.92	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	-4.3%
Average			-16.9%

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