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Santo Domingo vs. Bishkek Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 76.5% more expensive than Bishkek.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 85.1% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 31.3% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.2% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 19.1% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of transportation, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and childcare in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Bishkek. Notably, transportation, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Bishkek Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.6% more for restaurants

	Bishkek	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 KGS600.00	$8.05 DOP502.88	+17.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.72 KGS500.00	$7.25 DOP452.59	+26.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 KGS60.00	$0.97 DOP60.76	+41.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 KGS31.09	$0.63 DOP39.22	+76.6%
Average			+40.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Bishkek	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.49 KGS42.62	$1.50 DOP93.46	+207.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.06 KGS355.39	$3.66 DOP228.35	-10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.12	$5.00 DOP312.19	+40.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 KGS150.42	$2.39 DOP149.43	+39.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 KGS190.68	$2.47 DOP154.41	+13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 KGS43.27	$1.43 DOP89.07	+188.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.62	$0.38 DOP24.02	-54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 KGS81.41	$1.27 DOP79.13	+36.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS62.37	$0.83 DOP51.56	+15.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.54	$1.01 DOP63.13	+292.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 KGS19.17	$1.01 DOP62.82	+358.6%
Average			+102.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Bishkek	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.11 KGS272.26	$4.69 DOP293.26	+50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.66 KGS1,020.00	$35.35 DOP2,208.30	+203.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,735.85 KGS3,300,000.00	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	-21.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 KGS280.00	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+543.7%
Average			+194.0%

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pay 85.1% more for housing

	Bishkek	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.91 KGS1,041.67	$34.89 DOP2,179.60	+192.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$506.26 KGS44,272.71	$642.68 DOP40,144.70	+26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$375.78 KGS32,861.85	$337.05 DOP21,053.72	-10.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.63 KGS2,591.13	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	+131.0%
Average			+85.1%

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pay 31.3% more for childcare

	Bishkek	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$199.59 KGS17,454.55	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	+12.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,249.21 KGS459,043.75	$7,865.34 DOP491,308.53	+49.8%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 63.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Bishkek	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 KGS120.00	$2.42 DOP150.86	+76.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 KGS186.30	$2.36 DOP147.29	+10.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 KGS160.00	$5.64 DOP352.02	+208.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.97 KGS4,107.14	$33.17 DOP2,071.87	-29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.80 KGS420.00	$7.25 DOP452.59	+50.9%
Average			+63.2%

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pay 19.1% more for clothing

	Bishkek	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.88 KGS3,400.00	$58.49 DOP3,653.43	+50.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.76 KGS3,476.92	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	+20.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.12 KGS8,405.88	$87.54 DOP5,468.20	-8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.77 KGS9,250.00	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	+14.2%
Average			+19.1%

Bishkek vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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