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Santo Domingo vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 37.9% more expensive than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 19.6% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 2.8% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 6.0% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 16.1% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 11.2% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.8% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.6% more for restaurants

	Harare	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$8.05 DOP512.72	-19.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$7.25 DOP461.44	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$0.97 DOP61.95	+40.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.63 DOP39.99	+37.3%
Average			+19.6%

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pay 2.8% more for groceries

	Harare	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$1.50 DOP95.29	+49.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$3.66 DOP232.81	-36.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$5.00 DOP318.30	-18.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$2.39 DOP152.36	+14.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$2.47 DOP157.43	-16.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$1.43 DOP90.81	+6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.38 DOP24.49	-48.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$1.27 DOP80.67	+24.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$0.83 DOP52.57	+9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$1.01 DOP64.36	+42.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$1.01 DOP64.04	+4.0%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 6.0% less for transportation

	Harare	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$4.69 DOP299.00	-21.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$35.35 DOP2,251.49	-35.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	+34.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	-1.9%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 16.1% more for housing

	Harare	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$34.89 DOP2,222.22	-62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$642.68 DOP40,929.79	+59.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$337.05 DOP21,465.46	+18.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$68.45 DOP4,359.13	+49.2%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 11.2% less for childcare

	Harare	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	-11.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$7,865.34 DOP500,916.75	-10.7%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$2.42 DOP153.81	+61.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$2.36 DOP150.17	-19.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$5.64 DOP358.90	+369.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$33.17 DOP2,112.39	-40.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$7.25 DOP461.44	-27.5%
Average			+68.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Harare	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$58.49 DOP3,724.88	+209.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$48.04 DOP3,059.20	+123.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$87.54 DOP5,575.14	+158.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$120.75 DOP7,689.88	+210.8%
Average			+175.5%

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