Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 2.3 times more expensive than Kiev.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Kiev, you would:
pay 28.3% more for restaurants
Kiev
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.16
UAH321.06
|
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
UAH163.21
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
UAH24.50
|
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
UAH19.44
|
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Kiev
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
UAH28.46
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
UAH157.56
|
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
UAH153.54
|
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
UAH79.39
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
UAH69.35
|
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.25
UAH9.76
|
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
UAH24.33
|
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
UAH26.75
|
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
UAH39.66
|
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
UAH8.56
|
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
UAH13.31
|
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Kiev
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
UAH216.55
|
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.52
UAH374.58
|
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,116.98
UAH909,683.30
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.81
UAH149.83
|
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Kiev
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.04
UAH198.20
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$454.74
UAH17,894.64
|
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$275.70
UAH10,849.31
|
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.83
UAH2,944.58
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
|
pay 47.9% more for childcare
Kiev
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.58
UAH12,300.26
|
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.11
UAH220,056.63
|
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
|
pay 91.9% more for entertainment and sports
Kiev
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
UAH42.81
|
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.35
UAH53.11
|
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.04
UAH80.27
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.77
UAH1,053.43
|
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.08
UAH160.53
|
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
Kiev
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.70
UAH2,585.43
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.80
UAH1,330.09
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.00
UAH3,069.54
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.05
UAH3,661.83
|
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
|
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