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Santo Domingo vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 28.6% cheaper than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 53.2% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 8.6% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 2.9% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 45.8% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 53.1% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.5% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in Santo Domingo

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Ljubljana, you would:

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pay 53.2% less for restaurants

	Ljubljana	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$8.05 DOP502.88	-54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 €8.06	$7.25 DOP452.59	-22.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.03 €2.61	$0.97 DOP60.76	-67.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 €1.72	$0.63 DOP39.22	-68.5%
Average			-53.2%

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pay 8.6% less for groceries

	Ljubljana	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.15 €1.86	$1.50 DOP93.46	-30.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.64 €5.73	$3.66 DOP228.35	-45.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.79 €4.99	$5.00 DOP312.19	-13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 €3.43	$2.39 DOP149.43	-39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.92 €4.25	$2.47 DOP154.41	-49.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.81	$1.43 DOP89.07	+51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 €0.69	$0.38 DOP24.02	-52.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.86	$1.27 DOP79.13	+27.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 €1.37	$0.83 DOP51.56	-48.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.54	$1.01 DOP63.13	+61.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.61	$1.01 DOP62.82	+43.0%
Average			-8.6%

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pay 2.9% more for transportation

	Ljubljana	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 €5.80	$4.69 DOP293.26	-30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$43.22 €37.27	$35.35 DOP2,208.30	-18.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	+1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.98 €11.19	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+58.8%
Average			+2.9%

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pay 45.8% less for housing

	Ljubljana	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.20 €35.53	$34.89 DOP2,179.60	-15.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,015.22 €875.45	$642.68 DOP40,144.70	-36.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$854.66 €737.00	$337.05 DOP21,053.72	-60.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$233.25 €201.14	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	-70.7%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 53.1% less for childcare

	Ljubljana	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$582.48 €502.29	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-61.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,307.87 €12,338.06	$7,865.34 DOP491,308.53	-45.0%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 22.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.68 €3.17	$2.42 DOP150.86	-34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.64 €2.28	$2.36 DOP147.29	-10.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.19 €5.34	$5.64 DOP352.02	-9.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.66 €44.54	$33.17 DOP2,071.87	-35.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €8.06	$7.25 DOP452.59	-22.5%
Average			-22.5%

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Ljubljana	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.33 €93.42	$58.49 DOP3,653.43	-46.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.35 €39.97	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	+3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.57 €91.90	$87.54 DOP5,468.20	-17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.91 €128.41	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	-18.9%
Average			-19.8%

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