Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 36.3% more expensive than Lima.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.4% more in Santo Domingo
- Groceries
-
pay 40.3% more in Santo Domingo
- Transportation
-
pay 62.2% more in Santo Domingo
- Housing
-
pay 37.5% more in Santo Domingo
- Childcare
-
pay 24.1% more in Santo Domingo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.7% more in Santo Domingo
- Clothing
-
pay 38.7% more in Santo Domingo
The cost of transportation, restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, and childcare in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Lima.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Lima, you would:
pay 45.4% more for restaurants
Lima
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.23
PEN19.46
|
$10.23
DOP633.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
PEN22.71
|
$6.60
DOP408.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
PEN3.08
|
$1.05
DOP64.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
PEN1.90
|
$0.77
DOP47.34
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
Lima
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.42
PEN9.03
|
$1.90
DOP117.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PEN15.72
|
$3.22
DOP199.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.95
PEN18.45
|
$4.91
DOP303.77
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
PEN10.07
|
$2.37
DOP146.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
PEN8.37
|
$2.89
DOP178.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
PEN3.26
|
$1.37
DOP84.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
PEN1.88
|
$0.35
DOP21.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.79
|
$1.35
DOP83.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
PEN1.95
|
$0.79
DOP49.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
PEN1.99
|
$0.98
DOP60.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.77
|
$1.09
DOP67.40
|
|
pay 62.2% more for transportation
Lima
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
PEN20.06
|
$4.80
DOP296.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.85
PEN88.85
|
$82.54
DOP5,105.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,163.52
PEN86,281.16
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,735,909.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.14
PEN75.03
|
$18.61
DOP1,151.20
|
|
pay 37.5% more for housing
Lima
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.56
PEN98.94
|
$42.28
DOP2,615.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$575.58
PEN2,143.96
|
$732.50
DOP45,310.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.71
PEN1,354.76
|
$411.15
DOP25,432.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.01
PEN163.92
|
$66.16
DOP4,092.73
|
|
pay 24.1% more for childcare
Lima
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$213.68
PEN795.93
|
$361.79
DOP22,379.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,818.35
PEN29,122.36
|
$6,176.69
DOP382,075.42
|
|
pay 5.7% more for entertainment and sports
Lima
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
PEN7.90
|
$2.48
DOP153.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
PEN9.76
|
$2.58
DOP159.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
PEN19.74
|
$4.54
DOP280.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.52
PEN113.67
|
$44.94
DOP2,779.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.95
PEN29.62
|
$6.40
DOP395.69
|
|
pay 38.7% more for clothing
Lima
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.79
PEN159.39
|
$66.44
DOP4,110.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.98
PEN130.30
|
$56.74
DOP3,510.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.21
PEN317.38
|
$103.17
DOP6,382.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.35
PEN351.44
|
$109.66
DOP6,783.17
|
|
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