Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 71.8% more expensive than Manila.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Manila, you would:
pay 39.8% more for restaurants
Manila
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
₱300.11
|
$10.00
DOP581.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₱250.09
|
$6.89
DOP400.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
₱54.71
|
$0.90
DOP52.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₱27.92
|
$0.55
DOP32.14
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Manila
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
₱76.62
|
$2.14
DOP124.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
₱246.15
|
$3.45
DOP200.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.97
₱401.31
|
$4.88
DOP283.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
₱119.53
|
$2.10
DOP122.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.27
₱130.95
|
$2.73
DOP158.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
₱85.19
|
$1.31
DOP76.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
₱44.18
|
$0.35
DOP20.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.53
₱88.26
|
$1.26
DOP73.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₱55.67
|
$0.73
DOP42.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
₱62.57
|
$0.83
DOP48.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.37
₱78.90
|
$1.11
DOP64.27
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for transportation
Manila
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.31
₱248.14
|
$4.95
DOP287.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₱582.51
|
$86.16
DOP5,008.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,066.56
₱1,500,560.46
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,702,969.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.66
₱153.06
|
$22.06
DOP1,282.24
|
|
pay 37.2% more for housing
Manila
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.90
₱1,663.91
|
$44.89
DOP2,609.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.25
₱26,782.69
|
$847.67
DOP49,280.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$244.37
₱14,067.69
|
$416.69
DOP24,224.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.97
₱5,582.27
|
$39.78
DOP2,312.75
|
|
pay 35.4% less for childcare
Manila
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$499.25
₱28,739.90
|
$415.27
DOP24,142.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,398.67
₱828,881.01
|
$6,617.64
DOP384,722.78
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
Manila
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
₱70.03
|
$2.58
DOP150.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
₱169.84
|
$2.49
DOP144.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
₱170.06
|
$4.31
DOP250.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
₱2,408.04
|
$37.03
DOP2,152.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.52
₱375.14
|
$6.46
DOP375.66
|
|
pay 68.8% more for clothing
Manila
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
₱1,900.65
|
$59.66
DOP3,468.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.26
₱1,569.27
|
$58.15
DOP3,380.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.19
₱4,213.28
|
$95.85
DOP5,572.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.44
₱3,709.64
|
$96.92
DOP5,634.83
|
|
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