Cost of living comparison

Vietnam

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Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Hanoi Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 42.5% more expensive than Hanoi.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 32.0% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 45.7% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 49.4% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 70.4% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.6% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 29.0% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, groceries, and clothing in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Hanoi. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

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Santo Domingo vs. Hanoi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Hanoi	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.12 ₫54,815	$9.95 DOP611.16	+369.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.41 ₫114K	$7.54 DOP463.46	+71.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₫12,707	$1.04 DOP63.95	+112.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 ₫7,911	$0.57 DOP35.01	+86.6%
Average			+177.9%

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pay 32.0% more for groceries

	Hanoi	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 ₫28,093	$1.51 DOP93.03	+39.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.21 ₫135K	$3.62 DOP222.50	-30.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.70 ₫148K	$5.19 DOP318.59	-9.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.47 ₫38,071	$2.34 DOP143.71	+59.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.68 ₫43,626	$2.53 DOP155.32	+50.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₫39,415	$1.45 DOP88.96	-4.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 ₫12,449	$0.37 DOP22.53	-23.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 ₫15,804	$1.24 DOP75.89	+102.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₫13,206	$0.83 DOP51.09	+63.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 ₫11,217	$0.91 DOP56.14	+111.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ₫13,012	$1.00 DOP61.45	+99.0%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 45.7% more for transportation

	Hanoi	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 ₫89,815	$5.38 DOP330.30	+55.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.24 ₫239K	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	+97.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,715.02 ₫795M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	-24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.39 ₫140K	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	+293.9%
Average			+45.7%

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pay 49.4% more for housing

	Hanoi	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.84 ₫229K	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	+310.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$407.99 ₫11M	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$278.92 ₫7M	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	+25.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.57 ₫2M	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	+8.2%
Average			+49.4%

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pay 70.4% less for childcare

	Hanoi	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$771.38 ₫20M	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	-67.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,672.00 ₫717M	$7,399.96 DOP455K	-73.3%
Average			-70.4%

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pay 69.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Hanoi	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.08 ₫27,896	$2.49 DOP152.79	+130.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ₫48,672	$2.27 DOP139.64	+20.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 ₫36,277	$5.32 DOP326.97	+279.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.48 ₫634K	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	+21.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 ₫110K	$7.46 DOP458.37	+76.2%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 29.0% more for clothing

	Hanoi	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.20 ₫1M	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	-5.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.30 ₫681K	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+77.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.83 ₫2M	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	+3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.65 ₫2M	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+58.1%
Average			+29.0%

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