Cost of living comparison

Djibouti

compared to

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 31.6% cheaper than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 33.9% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 35.0% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 43.3% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 31.6% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 20.4% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.3% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 41.6% more in Santo Domingo

Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, restaurants, housing, and childcare are lower in Santo Domingo.

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Santo Domingo vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.9% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.83 DJF1,753	$9.95 DOP611.16	+1.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.45 DJF2,755	$7.54 DOP463.46	-51.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 DJF338	$1.04 DOP63.95	-45.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 DJF301	$0.57 DOP35.01	-66.2%
Average			-33.9%

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pay 35.0% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$9.27 DJF1,653	$1.51 DOP93.03	-83.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF852	$3.62 DOP222.50	-24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 DJF1,896	$5.19 DOP318.59	-51.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.69 DJF1,015	$2.34 DOP143.71	-58.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,470	$2.53 DOP155.32	-69.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF303	$1.45 DOP88.96	-14.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$0.37 DOP22.53	-33.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 DJF210	$1.24 DOP75.89	+4.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 DJF131	$0.83 DOP51.09	+13.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF129	$0.91 DOP56.14	+26.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 DJF133	$1.00 DOP61.45	+33.8%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 43.3% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.56 DJF1,526	$5.38 DOP330.30	-37.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.53 DJF7,584	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	-57.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,798.22 DJF6M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	-31.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.75 DJF8,516	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	-55.6%
Average			-43.3%

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pay 31.6% less for housing

	Djibouti	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.99 DJF10,520	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	-38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$674.13 DJF120K	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+7.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.51 DJF85,158	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	-26.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.35 DJF71,041	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	-82.2%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 20.4% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.22 DJF59,783	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	-24.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,794.47 DJF2M	$7,399.96 DOP455K	-15.9%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.02 DJF1,252	$2.49 DOP152.79	-64.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 DJF601	$2.27 DOP139.64	-32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 DJF351	$5.32 DOP326.97	+170.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.14 DJF15,362	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	-65.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.64 DJF2,254	$7.46 DOP458.37	-41.0%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 41.6% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.13 DJF7,514	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	+8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.66 DJF3,507	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+137.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.59 DJF22,041	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	-29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.18 DJF10,019	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+121.3%
Average			+41.6%

Djibouti vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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