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Santo Domingo vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 44.6% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 31.8% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 14.5% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 14.0% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 4.5% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.8% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 58.0% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Manila. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.8% more for restaurants

	Manila	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.02 ₱352.72	$8.05 DOP504.33	+33.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.30 ₱251.95	$7.25 DOP453.89	+68.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 ₱56.90	$0.97 DOP60.94	+0.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 ₱29.50	$0.63 DOP39.34	+24.7%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 14.5% less for groceries

	Manila	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 ₱78.12	$1.50 DOP93.73	+12.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 ₱250.48	$3.66 DOP229.00	-14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 ₱428.83	$5.00 DOP313.09	-31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.21 ₱129.66	$2.39 DOP149.86	+8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.28 ₱133.76	$2.47 DOP154.85	+8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱88.79	$1.43 DOP89.33	-5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 ₱48.17	$0.38 DOP24.09	-53.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 ₱95.88	$1.27 DOP79.35	-22.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 ₱59.97	$0.83 DOP51.71	-19.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱68.53	$1.01 DOP63.31	-13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 ₱80.51	$1.01 DOP63.00	-26.8%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Manila	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.18 ₱244.86	$4.69 DOP294.11	+12.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.76 ₱806.23	$35.35 DOP2,214.65	+156.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,288.58 ₱1,481,442.91	$29,626.22 DOP1,855,923.89	+17.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.92 ₱171.32	$20.61 DOP1,291.08	+604.7%
Average			+197.8%

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pay 14.0% more for housing

	Manila	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.10 ₱1,587.67	$34.89 DOP2,185.87	+28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$512.96 ₱30,050.25	$642.68 DOP40,260.16	+25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.74 ₱14,747.18	$337.05 DOP21,114.28	+33.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.49 ₱5,886.90	$68.45 DOP4,287.81	-31.9%
Average			+14.0%

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pay 4.5% more for childcare

	Manila	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$138.58 ₱8,118.26	$225.42 DOP14,121.16	+62.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,035.39 ₱997,958.39	$7,865.34 DOP492,721.61	-53.8%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 20.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.46 ₱85.66	$2.42 DOP151.30	+65.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.59 ₱151.57	$2.36 DOP147.71	-8.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.27 ₱191.48	$5.64 DOP353.03	+72.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.13 ₱2,468.23	$33.17 DOP2,077.83	-21.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.48 ₱438.39	$7.25 DOP453.89	-3.2%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 58.0% more for clothing

	Manila	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.23 ₱2,883.81	$58.49 DOP3,663.94	+18.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.70 ₱1,739.71	$48.04 DOP3,009.15	+61.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.85 ₱4,736.51	$87.54 DOP5,483.93	+8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$49.70 ₱2,911.26	$120.75 DOP7,564.07	+143.0%
Average			+58.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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