Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 10.7% cheaper than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
Bridgetown
|
Santo Domingo
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$10.00
DOP582.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.97
BBD17.95
|
$6.89
DOP401.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
BBD3.17
|
$0.90
DOP52.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$0.55
DOP32.21
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
Bridgetown
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
BBD5.62
|
$2.14
DOP124.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$3.45
DOP201.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.07
BBD28.15
|
$4.88
DOP284.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$2.10
DOP122.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
BBD9.00
|
$2.73
DOP158.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.31
DOP76.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.24
BBD2.47
|
$0.35
DOP20.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.32
|
$1.26
DOP73.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
BBD3.21
|
$0.73
DOP42.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BBD2.29
|
$0.83
DOP48.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
BBD2.96
|
$1.11
DOP64.42
|
|
pay 33.1% more for transportation
Bridgetown
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.32
BBD16.64
|
$4.95
DOP288.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$86.16
DOP5,020.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,706,947.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.50
BBD63.00
|
$22.06
DOP1,285.23
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
Bridgetown
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.07
BBD102.14
|
$44.89
DOP2,615.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.00
BBD1,150.00
|
$847.67
DOP49,395.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$466.67
BBD933.33
|
$416.69
DOP24,281.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$39.78
DOP2,318.16
|
|
pay 36.8% more for childcare
Bridgetown
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$415.27
DOP24,198.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$6,617.64
DOP385,621.35
|
|
pay 36.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bridgetown
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$2.58
DOP150.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.10
BBD10.19
|
$2.49
DOP145.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$4.31
DOP251.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$37.03
DOP2,157.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$6.46
DOP376.53
|
|
pay 16.3% less for clothing
Bridgetown
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$59.66
DOP3,476.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
BBD120.00
|
$58.15
DOP3,388.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$95.85
DOP5,585.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$96.92
DOP5,647.99
|
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