Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

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Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 48.9% more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 72.8% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 15.4% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 34.3% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 6.4 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.4% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Santo Domingo

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

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Santo Domingo vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.8% more for restaurants

	Colombo	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$9.95 DOP611.16	+160.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$7.54 DOP463.46	-0.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$1.04 DOP63.95	+48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$0.57 DOP35.01	+117.0%
Average			+72.8%

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pay 15.4% more for groceries

	Colombo	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$1.51 DOP93.03	+175.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$3.62 DOP222.50	-47.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$5.19 DOP318.59	-14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$2.34 DOP143.71	+43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$2.53 DOP155.32	+14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$1.45 DOP88.96	-52.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$0.37 DOP22.53	-1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$1.24 DOP75.89	-39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$0.83 DOP51.09	+47.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$0.91 DOP56.14	+100.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$1.00 DOP61.45	+183.6%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 34.3% more for transportation

	Colombo	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$5.38 DOP330.30	+4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	+153.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	-37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	+544.2%
Average			+34.3%

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Colombo	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	+74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	+29.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	+72.4%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 6.4 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	+567.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$7,399.96 DOP455K	+512.1%
Average			+539.3%

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pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$2.49 DOP152.79	+12.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$2.27 DOP139.64	-9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$5.32 DOP326.97	-48.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	+111.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$7.46 DOP458.37	+64.6%
Average			+28.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	+152.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+180.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	+10.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+197.7%
Average			+119.5%

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