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Dominican Republic

Santiago vs. Gurgaon Cost of Living Summary

Santiago is 67.4% more expensive than Gurgaon.

Restaurants: pay 72.5% more in Santiago
Groceries: pay 99.8% more in Santiago
Transportation: pay 74.6% more in Santiago
Housing: pay 98.1% more in Santiago
Childcare: pay 8.8% less in Santiago
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.7% less in Santiago
Clothing: pay 22.2% more in Santiago

The cost of groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Santiago are more expensive than in Gurgaon. Expenses including entertainment and sports and childcare are lower in Santiago. Notably, groceries and housing are significantly more expensive in Santiago.

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Santiago vs. Gurgaon Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santiago instead of Gurgaon, you would:

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pay 72.5% more for restaurants

	Gurgaon	Santiago
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.17 ₹490.73	$8.29 DOP509.30	+60.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.88 ₹368.05	$7.05 DOP432.90	+81.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.45 ₹43.03	$0.70 DOP42.78	+53.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.18 ₹16.74	$0.39 DOP24.19	+123.3%
Average			+72.5%

Gurgaon vs. Santiago - Cost of restaurants

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pay 99.8% more for groceries

	Gurgaon	Santiago
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 ₹48.47	$1.51 DOP93.03	+196.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.43 ₹230.85	$3.15 DOP193.81	+29.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.68 ₹254.70	$4.50 DOP276.65	+67.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.17 ₹110.75	$1.48 DOP90.65	+26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 ₹154.79	$1.63 DOP99.87	-0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.00 ₹94.60	$1.45 DOP88.96	+45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.40 ₹37.68	$0.37 DOP22.53	-7.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 ₹49.65	$1.24 DOP75.89	+136.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 ₹24.49	$0.83 DOP51.09	+222.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 ₹17.08	$0.91 DOP56.14	+408.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 ₹19.92	$1.00 DOP61.45	+376.8%
Average			+99.8%

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pay 74.6% more for transportation

	Gurgaon	Santiago
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 ₹391.77	$5.35 DOP328.96	+29.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.34 ₹981.46	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	+192.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,469.60 ₹1M	$14,922.51 DOP917K	+3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.10 ₹294.44	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	+557.7%
Average			+74.6%

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pay 98.1% more for housing

	Gurgaon	Santiago
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 ₹742.51	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	+364.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$312.91 ₹29,713.63	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	+116.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.29 ₹16,455.77	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	+56.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.02 ₹3,041.09	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	+121.4%
Average			+98.1%

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pay 8.8% less for childcare

	Gurgaon	Santiago
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.78 ₹15,552.33	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	-8.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,994.55 ₹569K	$5,471.59 DOP336K	-8.7%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Gurgaon	Santiago
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 ₹245.36	$2.49 DOP152.79	-3.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 ₹227.25	$1.80 DOP110.35	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.96 ₹471.10	$4.81 DOP295.39	-3.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.95 ₹2,843.71	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	-16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.17 ₹490.73	$4.97 DOP305.58	-3.7%
Average			-11.7%

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pay 22.2% more for clothing

	Gurgaon	Santiago
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.18 ₹2,865.86	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	-12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.34 ₹2,596.40	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	+66.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.29 ₹5,250.80	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	+12.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.05 ₹4,657.37	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	+35.2%
Average			+22.2%

Gurgaon vs. Santiago - Cost of clothing

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