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Santo Domingo vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 51.9% cheaper than London.

Restaurants: pay 60.1% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 22.4% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 44.0% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 64.1% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 81.7% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.0% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 28.2% less in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.1% less for restaurants

	London	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.73 £20.18	$8.05 DOP502.88	-69.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.02 £8.33	$7.25 DOP452.59	-34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.12 £2.36	$0.97 DOP60.76	-68.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 £1.45	$0.63 DOP39.22	-67.4%
Average			-60.1%

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pay 22.4% less for groceries

	London	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.16 £1.63	$1.50 DOP93.46	-30.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.54 £4.18	$3.66 DOP228.35	-34.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 £4.97	$5.00 DOP312.19	-24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.02 £3.79	$2.39 DOP149.43	-52.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.95 £2.98	$2.47 DOP154.41	-37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.53 £1.15	$1.43 DOP89.07	-6.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$0.38 DOP24.02	-53.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.09	$1.27 DOP79.13	-11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 £1.24	$0.83 DOP51.56	-49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 £0.57	$1.01 DOP63.13	+33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 £0.63	$1.01 DOP62.82	+20.9%
Average			-22.4%

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pay 44.0% less for transportation

	London	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.12 £5.38	$4.69 DOP293.26	-34.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$240.54 £181.65	$35.35 DOP2,208.30	-85.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,798.76 £28,544.87	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	-21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.75 £23.98	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	-35.1%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 64.1% less for housing

	London	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.83 £32.34	$34.89 DOP2,179.60	-18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,083.09 £2,328.29	$642.68 DOP40,144.70	-79.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,340.14 £1,767.22	$337.05 DOP21,053.72	-85.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$255.85 £193.21	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	-73.2%
Average			-64.1%

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pay 81.7% less for childcare

	London	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,480.84 £1,873.48	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-90.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$28,512.27 £21,531.90	$7,865.34 DOP491,308.53	-72.4%
Average			-81.7%

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pay 63.0% less for entertainment and sports

	London	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.69 £6.56	$2.42 DOP150.86	-72.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.21 £3.93	$2.36 DOP147.29	-54.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.72 £17.16	$5.64 DOP352.02	-75.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.95 £49.05	$33.17 DOP2,071.87	-48.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.05 £15.14	$7.25 DOP452.59	-63.9%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 28.2% less for clothing

	London	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$116.11 £87.68	$58.49 DOP3,653.43	-49.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.02 £39.29	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	-7.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.96 £95.13	$87.54 DOP5,468.20	-30.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$160.88 £121.49	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	-24.9%
Average			-28.2%

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