Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 31.9% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Italy, you would:
pay 53.1% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.28
€14.27
|
$5.27
$249.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.39
€8.23
|
$6.41
$303.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.17
|
$0.85
$40.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
€1.09
|
$0.65
$30.93
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
$1.90
$90.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.41
€6.50
|
$3.47
$164.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
€4.36
|
$4.00
$189.72
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
$1.65
$78.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.42
€3.88
|
$2.25
$106.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.83
|
$0.99
$46.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.79
|
$0.33
$15.49
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$1.21
$57.57
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.95
|
$0.60
$28.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.60
|
$0.58
$27.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.65
|
$1.11
$52.80
|
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pay 10.4% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
€6.13
|
$4.07
$192.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.01
€37.72
|
$35.12
$1,664.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,336.31
€23,094.33
|
$21,456.15
$1,017,246.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.00
€17.54
|
$27.45
$1,301.48
|
|
pay 27.6% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.75
€30.47
|
$49.02
$2,323.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$639.56
€560.83
|
$392.13
$18,591.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.87
€430.44
|
$216.84
$10,280.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.46
€126.68
|
$62.19
$2,948.60
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$498.43
€437.07
|
$171.82
$8,146.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,939.46
€10,469.72
|
$6,358.71
$301,469.65
|
|
pay 35.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
€4.38
|
$2.11
$99.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
€1.47
|
$1.82
$86.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.74
€5.91
|
$4.39
$208.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.45
€47.74
|
$29.19
$1,383.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.03
€8.79
|
$5.27
$249.73
|
|
pay 21.1% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
€76.97
|
$37.97
$1,800.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.94
€33.27
|
$42.22
$2,001.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.30
€85.32
|
$81.26
$3,852.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.71
€109.36
|
$96.57
$4,578.44
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