Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 51.8% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of George Town, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
George Town
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
$10.00
DOP581.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
$6.89
DOP400.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$0.90
DOP52.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$0.55
DOP32.14
|
|
pay 64.6% less for groceries
George Town
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$2.14
DOP124.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.48
|
$3.45
DOP200.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
$4.88
DOP283.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.17
|
$2.10
DOP122.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$2.73
DOP158.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$1.31
DOP76.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.35
DOP20.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$1.26
DOP73.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$0.73
DOP42.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$0.83
DOP48.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$1.11
DOP64.27
|
|
pay 16.0% more for transportation
George Town
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
$4.95
DOP287.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.98
|
$86.16
DOP5,008.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,473.01
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,702,969.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.95
|
$22.06
DOP1,282.24
|
|
pay 74.6% less for housing
George Town
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.50
|
$44.89
DOP2,609.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,248.13
|
$847.67
DOP49,280.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.60
|
$416.69
DOP24,224.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.24
|
$39.78
DOP2,312.75
|
|
pay 71.8% less for childcare
George Town
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.70
|
$415.27
DOP24,142.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,629.52
|
$6,617.64
DOP384,722.78
|
|
pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports
George Town
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD6.00
|
$2.58
DOP150.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$2.49
DOP144.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$4.31
DOP250.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.34
|
$37.03
DOP2,152.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.99
|
$6.46
DOP375.66
|
|
pay 36.7% less for clothing
George Town
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.19
|
$59.66
DOP3,468.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.26
|
$58.15
DOP3,380.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.71
|
$95.85
DOP5,572.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.14
|
$96.92
DOP5,634.83
|
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