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United States

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Dominican Republic

Santiago vs. Boca Raton Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 45.6% cheaper than Boca Raton.

Restaurants: pay 65.8% less in Santiago
Groceries: pay 53.6% less in Santiago
Transportation: pay 9.6% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 75.8% less in Santiago
Childcare: pay 82.9% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.6% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in Santiago

The cost of transportation and clothing in Santiago are more expensive than in Boca Raton. Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Santiago.

Santiago vs. Boca Raton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Boca Raton, you would:

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pay 65.8% less for restaurants

	Boca Raton	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$5.25 DOP306.45	-79.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.50	$5.65 DOP330.02	-54.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.42	$0.98 DOP56.97	-59.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.08	$0.63 DOP36.77	-69.8%
Average			-65.8%

Boca Raton vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.6% less for groceries

	Boca Raton	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$4.35	$1.50 DOP87.62	-65.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73	$3.11 DOP181.77	-45.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.09	$4.07 DOP237.96	-0.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.72	$1.24 DOP72.42	-73.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.47	$2.15 DOP125.48	-71.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.22	$1.02 DOP59.40	-54.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82	$0.39 DOP22.52	-52.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.75 DOP43.69	-62.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.56	$0.81 DOP47.15	-48.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.67	$0.58 DOP34.05	-65.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.00	$1.01 DOP58.89	-49.6%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 9.6% more for transportation

	Boca Raton	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.17	$4.65 DOP271.77	+46.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.00	$29.48 DOP1,721.85	-57.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,500.00	$15,338.47 DOP896K	-49.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.97	$19.86 DOP1,159.79	+99.3%
Average			+9.6%

Boca Raton vs. Santiago - Cost of transportation

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pay 75.8% less for housing

	Boca Raton	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.00	$34.99 DOP2,043.41	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,700.00	$371.35 DOP21,687.17	-86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,980.00	$242.19 DOP14,143.81	-87.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$188.46	$40.80 DOP2,382.89	-78.3%
Average			-75.8%

Boca Raton vs. Santiago - Cost of housing

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pay 82.9% less for childcare

	Boca Raton	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,250.00	$213.93 DOP12,493.70	-82.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,841.65 DOP166K
Average			-82.9%

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pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Boca Raton	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$2.42 DOP141.44	-59.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67	$1.82 DOP106.08	-61.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.00	$3.23 DOP188.58	-73.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$35.67	$23.37 DOP1,364.88	-34.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$5.33 DOP311.16	-64.5%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Boca Raton	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.75	$49.65 DOP2,899.48	+21.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.75	$43.06 DOP2,514.45	+3.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.25	$72.66 DOP4,243.14	+2.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.25	$64.58 DOP3,771.68	+5.4%
Average			+8.1%

Boca Raton vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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