Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 28.9% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 82.8% more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
฿106.80
|
$9.57
$563.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
฿213.60
|
$7.30
$429.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
฿20.61
|
$0.76
$44.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
฿11.66
|
$0.49
$28.63
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
฿67.32
|
$2.22
$130.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
฿313.60
|
$3.54
$208.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
฿238.54
|
$4.92
$289.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
฿72.97
|
$2.00
$117.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
฿52.68
|
$2.78
$163.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
฿49.23
|
$1.34
$78.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.93
|
$0.29
$16.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
฿32.62
|
$1.25
$73.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.53
|
$0.63
$37.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
฿26.35
|
$0.69
$40.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
฿22.67
|
$1.08
$63.63
|
|
pay 55.0% more for transportation
Bangkok
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
฿161.35
|
$4.93
$290.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
฿1,388.40
|
$91.26
$5,368.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
฿2,135,994.21
|
$33,765.29
$1,986,229.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
฿383.41
|
$22.77
$1,339.24
|
|
pay 83.7% more for housing
Bangkok
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
฿569.27
|
$50.90
$2,994.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
฿23,847.25
|
$918.25
$54,015.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
฿11,355.32
|
$473.61
$27,859.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
฿2,201.81
|
$73.91
$4,347.66
|
|
pay 27.9% less for childcare
Bangkok
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
฿20,348.53
|
$479.10
$28,182.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
฿488,181.48
|
$7,969.82
$468,821.83
|
|
pay 5.5% less for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
฿85.44
|
$2.74
$161.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
฿83.28
|
$2.27
$133.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
฿160.20
|
$4.56
$268.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
฿2,051.25
|
$45.61
$2,682.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
฿288.36
|
$5.93
$348.93
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
฿2,165.07
|
$61.04
$3,590.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
฿1,465.92
|
$45.17
$2,657.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
฿3,523.42
|
$118.63
$6,978.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
฿3,689.00
|
$103.81
$6,106.31
|
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