Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 44.6% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of London, you would:
pay 57.5% less for restaurants
London
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.33
|
$10.00
DOP604.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.73
|
$6.89
DOP416.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£1.94
|
$0.90
DOP54.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.60
|
$0.55
DOP33.42
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
London
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.50
|
$2.14
DOP129.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.63
|
$3.45
DOP208.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.85
|
$4.88
DOP294.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.06
|
$2.10
DOP126.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.28
|
$2.73
DOP164.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.13
|
$1.31
DOP79.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.57
|
$0.35
DOP20.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.13
|
$1.26
DOP76.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.35
|
$0.73
DOP43.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.56
|
$0.83
DOP50.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$1.11
DOP66.83
|
|
pay 31.2% less for transportation
London
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.51
|
$4.95
DOP299.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£193.28
|
$86.16
DOP5,208.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£26,362.74
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,770,753.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.41
|
$22.06
DOP1,333.27
|
|
pay 54.8% less for housing
London
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£29.98
|
$44.89
DOP2,713.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,066.64
|
$847.67
DOP51,241.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,553.34
|
$416.69
DOP25,188.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£217.99
|
$39.78
DOP2,404.81
|
|
pay 77.9% less for childcare
London
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,778.46
|
$415.27
DOP25,103.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,380.44
|
$6,617.64
DOP400,036.12
|
|
pay 58.8% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.28
|
$2.58
DOP156.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.49
|
$2.49
DOP150.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.50
|
$4.31
DOP260.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£45.17
|
$37.03
DOP2,238.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.50
|
$6.46
DOP390.61
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
London
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£78.97
|
$59.66
DOP3,606.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£38.05
|
$58.15
DOP3,515.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£86.06
|
$95.85
DOP5,794.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£94.49
|
$96.92
DOP5,859.11
|
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