Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 7.6% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 59.9% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
ISK2,491
|
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
ISK1,992
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
ISK324
|
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
ISK296
|
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
|
pay 21.9% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
ISK478
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
ISK835
|
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
ISK744
|
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
ISK790
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
ISK991
|
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
ISK162
|
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
ISK137
|
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
ISK256
|
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
ISK134
|
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ISK71
|
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
ISK1,122
|
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
ISK10,808
|
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
ISK4,166,415
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
ISK3,347
|
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
|
pay 26.9% less for housing
Iceland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
ISK8,714
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
ISK200,683
|
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
ISK169,750
|
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
ISK9,583
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
ISK36,215
|
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
ISK384,024
|
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
|
pay 48.4% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
ISK1,190
|
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
ISK580
|
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
ISK1,485
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
ISK7,946
|
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
ISK1,714
|
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
|
pay 30.2% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
ISK16,488
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
ISK7,036
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
ISK21,102
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
ISK24,465
|
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
|
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