Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 35.4% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 59.2% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.01
|
$10.00
DOP582.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$6.89
DOP401.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$0.90
DOP52.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$0.55
DOP32.21
|
|
pay 24.6% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$2.14
DOP124.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$3.45
DOP201.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.41
|
$4.88
DOP284.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$2.10
DOP122.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$2.73
DOP158.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$1.31
DOP76.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.35
DOP20.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.26
DOP73.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.73
DOP42.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.83
DOP48.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.11
DOP64.42
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Brussels
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$4.95
DOP288.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$86.16
DOP5,020.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,706,947.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.21
|
$22.06
DOP1,285.23
|
|
pay 46.3% less for housing
Brussels
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
$44.89
DOP2,615.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
$847.67
DOP49,395.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€897.61
|
$416.69
DOP24,281.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
$39.78
DOP2,318.16
|
|
pay 64.7% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.19
|
$415.27
DOP24,198.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
$6,617.64
DOP385,621.35
|
|
pay 38.0% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.00
|
$2.58
DOP150.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$2.49
DOP145.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$4.31
DOP251.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.09
|
$37.03
DOP2,157.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$6.46
DOP376.53
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
$59.66
DOP3,476.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
$58.15
DOP3,388.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
$95.85
DOP5,585.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.06
|
$96.92
DOP5,647.99
|
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