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Santo Domingo vs. Damascus Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 2.0 times more expensive than Damascus.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 82.5% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 44.9% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 81.3% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 37.9% more in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Damascus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.8% less for restaurants

	Damascus	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.00 SYP104,016	$8.05 DOP514.03	+0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 SYP78,012	$7.25 DOP462.63	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 SYP17,769	$0.97 DOP62.11	-28.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 SYP10,683	$0.63 DOP40.09	-23.6%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Damascus	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.50 SYP6,447	$1.50 DOP95.54	+201.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.61 SYP20,885	$3.66 DOP233.41	+127.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.76 SYP48,876	$5.00 DOP319.11	+33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.91 SYP24,801	$2.39 DOP152.75	+25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 SYP42,227	$2.47 DOP157.83	-23.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 SYP5,857	$1.43 DOP91.05	+216.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SYP9,879	$0.38 DOP24.55	-49.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 SYP6,389	$1.27 DOP80.88	+157.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 SYP4,423	$0.83 DOP52.70	+142.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 SYP4,162	$1.01 DOP64.53	+215.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 SYP3,890	$1.01 DOP64.21	+236.1%
Average			+116.7%

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pay 82.5% more for transportation

	Damascus	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.62 SYP203,114	$4.69 DOP299.77	-69.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.00 SYP221,034	$35.35 DOP2,257.27	+108.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	$29,626.22 DOP1,891,634.45	+97.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.00 SYP91,014	$20.61 DOP1,315.92	+194.4%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 44.9% more for housing

	Damascus	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.00 SYP715,110	$34.89 DOP2,227.93	-36.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	$642.68 DOP41,034.83	+163.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	$337.05 DOP21,520.55	+91.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	$68.45 DOP4,370.31	-38.3%
Average			+44.9%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Damascus	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$49.17 SYP639,265	$225.42 DOP14,392.87	+358.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	$7,865.34 DOP502,202.26	+361.4%
Average			+359.9%

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pay 81.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Damascus	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 SYP20,803	$2.42 DOP154.21	+50.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 SYP25,137	$2.36 DOP150.56	+22.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00 SYP39,006	$5.64 DOP359.82	+87.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.25 SYP211,282	$33.17 DOP2,117.81	+104.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.00 SYP39,006	$7.25 DOP462.63	+141.5%
Average			+81.3%

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pay 37.9% more for clothing

	Damascus	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.25 SYP575,338	$58.49 DOP3,734.44	+32.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.25 SYP536,332	$48.04 DOP3,067.05	+16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.50 SYP747,615	$87.54 DOP5,589.45	+52.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	$120.75 DOP7,709.61	+50.9%
Average			+37.9%

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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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