Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 22.3% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 49.3% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
|
pay 4.6% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
|
pay 36.0% less for housing
Ireland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
|
pay 27.3% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
|
pay 46.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
|
pay 13.9% more for clothing
Ireland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
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