Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 36.3% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 11.3% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.28
MX$138.75
|
$9.57
$563.14
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.95
MX$116.51
|
$7.30
$429.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
MX$17.80
|
$0.76
$44.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
MX$13.00
|
$0.49
$28.63
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Mexico City
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.09
MX$34.97
|
$2.22
$130.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
MX$74.33
|
$3.54
$208.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
MX$91.31
|
$4.92
$289.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
MX$36.07
|
$2.00
$117.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
MX$53.42
|
$2.78
$163.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.27
|
$1.34
$78.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
MX$10.39
|
$0.29
$16.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$11.88
|
$1.25
$73.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
MX$12.78
|
$0.63
$37.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
MX$13.13
|
$0.69
$40.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$12.31
|
$1.08
$63.63
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Mexico City
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
MX$82.55
|
$4.93
$290.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.77
MX$298.01
|
$91.26
$5,368.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,067.99
MX$369,994.15
|
$33,765.29
$1,986,229.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.52
MX$92.50
|
$22.77
$1,339.24
|
|
pay 43.8% more for housing
Mexico City
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.01
MX$469.57
|
$50.90
$2,994.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$826.42
MX$13,855.79
|
$918.25
$54,015.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.11
MX$8,049.61
|
$473.61
$27,859.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.24
MX$674.68
|
$73.91
$4,347.66
|
|
pay 8.4% more for childcare
Mexico City
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$377.91
MX$6,336.15
|
$479.10
$28,182.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,870.11
MX$148,717.09
|
$7,969.82
$468,821.83
|
|
pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
MX$46.25
|
$2.74
$161.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
MX$48.40
|
$2.27
$133.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
MX$64.75
|
$4.56
$268.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.94
MX$837.34
|
$45.61
$2,682.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.97
MX$83.25
|
$5.93
$348.93
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
Mexico City
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.86
MX$953.27
|
$61.04
$3,590.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.51
MX$628.92
|
$45.17
$2,657.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.48
MX$1,550.56
|
$118.63
$6,978.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.13
MX$1,594.89
|
$103.81
$6,106.31
|
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