Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 9.8% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Germany, you would:
pay 49.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.00
|
$9.57
DOP560.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
$7.30
DOP427.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.47
|
$0.76
DOP44.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.22
|
$0.49
DOP28.48
|
|
pay 0.8% less for groceries
Germany
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
$2.22
DOP129.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.30
|
$3.54
DOP207.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.94
|
$4.92
DOP287.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
$2.00
DOP116.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.65
|
$2.78
DOP162.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.34
DOP78.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.29
DOP16.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.25
DOP72.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.63
DOP36.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.69
DOP40.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$1.08
DOP63.30
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
Germany
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.76
|
$4.93
DOP288.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.63
|
$91.26
DOP5,340.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,975,812.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.46
|
$22.77
DOP1,332.22
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
Germany
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
$50.90
DOP2,978.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€709.68
|
$918.25
DOP53,732.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€539.84
|
$473.61
DOP27,713.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
$73.91
DOP4,324.86
|
|
pay 7.1% more for childcare
Germany
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€304.31
|
$479.10
DOP28,035.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
$7,969.82
DOP466,362.97
|
|
pay 25.2% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.79
|
$2.74
DOP160.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.05
|
$2.27
DOP132.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
$4.56
DOP267.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.48
|
$45.61
DOP2,668.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.28
|
$5.93
DOP347.10
|
|
pay 3.9% more for clothing
Germany
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
$61.04
DOP3,571.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
$45.17
DOP2,643.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
$118.63
DOP6,942.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.00
|
$103.81
DOP6,074.29
|
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