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Santo Domingo vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 25.5% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.

Restaurants: pay 40.4% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 10.6% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 23.0% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 13.8% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 17.6% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of transportation, restaurants, housing, clothing, and groceries in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Santo Domingo. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Kuala Lumpur Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:

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pay 40.4% more for restaurants

	Kuala Lumpur	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.74 MYR19.59	$8.05 DOP502.88	+69.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.59	$7.25 DOP452.59	+52.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MYR3.66	$0.97 DOP60.76	+9.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 MYR2.01	$0.63 DOP39.22	+29.1%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 10.6% more for groceries

	Kuala Lumpur	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.03	$1.50 DOP93.46	+53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.45	$3.66 DOP228.35	-48.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.98 MYR32.96	$5.00 DOP312.19	-37.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 MYR9.21	$2.39 DOP149.43	+7.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.65	$2.47 DOP154.41	+18.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.45	$1.43 DOP89.07	+8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 MYR3.09	$0.38 DOP24.02	-48.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.04	$1.27 DOP79.13	+3.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.86	$0.83 DOP51.56	+19.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 MYR2.34	$1.01 DOP63.13	+78.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.56	$1.01 DOP62.82	+62.0%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Kuala Lumpur	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 MYR7.71	$4.69 DOP293.26	+151.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.96	$35.35 DOP2,208.30	+198.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,284.36 MYR166,475.12	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	-26.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.66 MYR44.07	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+93.3%
Average			+104.2%

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pay 23.0% more for housing

	Kuala Lumpur	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$25.49 MYR105.32	$34.89 DOP2,179.60	+36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$573.16 MYR2,368.60	$642.68 DOP40,144.70	+12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.71 MYR1,449.31	$337.05 DOP21,053.72	-3.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.59 MYR192.54	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	+46.9%
Average			+23.0%

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pay 13.8% less for childcare

	Kuala Lumpur	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$264.45 MYR1,092.86	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-14.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,004.74 MYR37,212.09	$7,865.34 DOP491,308.53	-12.7%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Kuala Lumpur	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.63	$2.42 DOP150.86	-43.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.06 MYR12.65	$2.36 DOP147.29	-23.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.63	$5.64 DOP352.02	+32.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.43 MYR191.86	$33.17 DOP2,071.87	-28.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.56	$7.25 DOP452.59	+45.6%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 17.6% more for clothing

	Kuala Lumpur	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.66 MYR254.80	$58.49 DOP3,653.43	-5.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR153.34	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	+29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.80 MYR362.83	$87.54 DOP5,468.20	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.47 MYR340.83	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	+46.4%
Average			+17.6%

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