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Santo Domingo vs. Buenos Aires Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 7.4% cheaper than Buenos Aires.

Restaurants: pay 51.3% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 1.8% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 55.2% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 10.9% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 2.2% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 34.6% less in Santo Domingo

The cost of transportation, childcare, and groceries in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Buenos Aires. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Buenos Aires Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Buenos Aires, you would:

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pay 51.3% less for restaurants

	Buenos Aires	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.00 ARS26,034.72	$8.05 DOP502.88	-55.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 ARS17,356.48	$7.25 DOP452.59	-39.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 ARS3,154.71	$0.97 DOP60.76	-55.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 ARS2,007.74	$0.63 DOP39.22	-54.8%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 1.8% more for groceries

	Buenos Aires	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.89 ARS4,181.15	$1.50 DOP93.46	-48.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 ARS8,871.09	$3.66 DOP228.35	-40.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.84 ARS8,442.80	$5.00 DOP312.19	-14.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.29 ARS4,757.11	$2.39 DOP149.43	-27.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 ARS5,669.05	$2.47 DOP154.41	-36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 ARS1,664.69	$1.43 DOP89.07	+23.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.96 ARS1,390.37	$0.38 DOP24.02	-60.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 ARS819.15	$1.27 DOP79.13	+123.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.14 ARS1,648.30	$0.83 DOP51.56	-27.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ARS952.66	$1.01 DOP63.13	+53.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ARS837.26	$1.01 DOP62.82	+73.7%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 55.2% more for transportation

	Buenos Aires	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.31 ARS6,237.99	$4.69 DOP293.26	+8.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 ARS28,927.47	$35.35 DOP2,208.30	+76.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 ARS36,159,331.25	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	+18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 ARS13,762.18	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+116.6%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 10.9% less for housing

	Buenos Aires	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.42 ARS42,555.70	$34.89 DOP2,179.60	+18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$659.06 ARS953,253.26	$642.68 DOP40,144.70	-2.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.75 ARS670,751.66	$337.05 DOP21,053.72	-27.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.98 ARS146,052.25	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	-32.2%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 2.2% more for childcare

	Buenos Aires	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.39 ARS531,384.95	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-38.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,496.25 ARS7,949,628.98	$7,865.34 DOP491,308.53	+43.1%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Buenos Aires	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.80 ARS5,496.22	$2.42 DOP150.86	-36.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 ARS5,967.15	$2.36 DOP147.29	-42.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.68 ARS5,322.65	$5.64 DOP352.02	+53.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.59 ARS63,042.89	$33.17 DOP2,071.87	-23.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.00 ARS13,017.36	$7.25 DOP452.59	-19.5%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 34.6% less for clothing

	Buenos Aires	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$112.87 ARS163,247.52	$58.49 DOP3,653.43	-48.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$91.59 ARS132,477.95	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	-47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$129.33 ARS187,064.27	$87.54 DOP5,468.20	-32.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.94 ARS195,167.49	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	-10.5%
Average			-34.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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