Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 3.3 times more expensive than Dhaka.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Dhaka, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Dhaka
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
BDT208.84
|
$9.57
DOP560.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.76
BDT522.09
|
$7.30
DOP427.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
BDT34.74
|
$0.76
DOP44.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.16
BDT17.22
|
$0.49
DOP28.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Dhaka
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
BDT77.50
|
$2.22
DOP129.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
BDT408.42
|
$3.54
DOP207.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
BDT351.02
|
$4.92
DOP287.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.33
BDT145.77
|
$2.00
DOP116.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
BDT148.39
|
$2.78
DOP162.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
BDT122.95
|
$1.34
DOP78.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
BDT50.60
|
$0.29
DOP16.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
BDT109.79
|
$1.25
DOP72.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
BDT41.81
|
$0.63
DOP36.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT14.45
|
$0.69
DOP40.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
BDT22.95
|
$1.08
DOP63.30
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Dhaka
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
BDT472.97
|
$4.93
DOP288.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.03
BDT2,088.38
|
$91.26
DOP5,340.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,294.05
BDT3,654,663.96
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,975,812.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.00
BDT438.56
|
$22.77
DOP1,332.22
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Dhaka
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.17
BDT2,213.68
|
$50.90
DOP2,978.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.11
BDT15,709.37
|
$918.25
DOP53,732.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$87.30
BDT9,583.34
|
$473.61
DOP27,713.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.26
BDT3,211.42
|
$73.91
DOP4,324.86
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Dhaka
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$62.55
BDT6,865.55
|
$479.10
DOP28,035.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,551.21
BDT170,274.93
|
$7,969.82
DOP466,362.97
|
|
pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports
Dhaka
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.71
BDT626.51
|
$2.74
DOP160.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
BDT210.58
|
$2.27
DOP132.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.04
BDT334.14
|
$4.56
DOP267.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.59
BDT2,040.93
|
$45.61
DOP2,668.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.76
BDT522.09
|
$5.93
DOP347.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Dhaka
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.40
BDT2,349.43
|
$61.04
DOP3,571.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.74
BDT2,495.67
|
$45.17
DOP2,643.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.51
BDT5,325.37
|
$118.63
DOP6,942.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.38
BDT4,432.82
|
$103.81
DOP6,074.29
|
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