Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 2.1 times more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.68
IDR42,982.54
|
$9.57
DOP556.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.68
IDR59,100.99
|
$7.30
DOP424.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
IDR9,478.78
|
$0.76
DOP43.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
IDR4,593.76
|
$0.49
DOP28.30
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
IDR19,811.83
|
$2.22
DOP128.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.63
IDR58,241.12
|
$3.54
DOP205.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
IDR81,036.95
|
$4.92
DOP285.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.69
IDR27,150.23
|
$2.00
DOP116.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.68
IDR26,912.24
|
$2.78
DOP161.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
IDR21,977.96
|
$1.34
DOP77.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
IDR11,651.32
|
$0.29
DOP16.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
IDR16,494.55
|
$1.25
DOP72.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,681.82
|
$0.63
DOP36.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,904.43
|
$0.69
DOP39.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.99
IDR15,946.93
|
$1.08
DOP62.89
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
IDR53,929.76
|
$4.93
DOP286.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
IDR161,184.53
|
$91.26
DOP5,305.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,772.06
IDR429,825,412.71
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,962,977.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.93
IDR47,065.88
|
$22.77
DOP1,323.56
|
|
pay 60.1% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.58
IDR507,059.67
|
$50.90
DOP2,959.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$478.90
IDR7,688,687.34
|
$918.25
DOP53,383.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.93
IDR4,365,911.83
|
$473.61
DOP27,533.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.22
IDR1,047,066.29
|
$73.91
DOP4,296.76
|
|
pay 93.6% more for childcare
Jakarta
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
IDR2,519,254.50
|
$479.10
DOP27,853.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,733.56
IDR156,272,239.33
|
$7,969.82
DOP463,333.54
|
|
pay 45.9% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
$2.74
DOP159.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
IDR37,942.33
|
$2.27
DOP131.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
IDR37,609.72
|
$4.56
DOP265.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.56
IDR506,656.71
|
$45.61
DOP2,651.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,728.18
|
$5.93
DOP344.85
|
|
pay 39.1% more for clothing
Jakarta
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.45
IDR713,658.40
|
$61.04
DOP3,548.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.52
IDR489,957.94
|
$45.17
DOP2,626.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.12
IDR1,254,217.12
|
$118.63
DOP6,896.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.16
IDR1,399,374.78
|
$103.81
DOP6,034.83
|
|
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