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Santo Domingo vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 2.1 times more expensive than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 12.9% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 94.4% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Santo Domingo

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

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Santo Domingo vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SOS1,717	$9.95 DOP611.16	+231.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SOS2,576	$7.54 DOP463.46	+67.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 SOS668	$1.04 DOP63.95	-10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 SOS296	$0.57 DOP35.01	+10.3%
Average			+105.2%

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pay 12.9% more for groceries

	Mogadishu	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 SOS930	$1.51 DOP93.03	-6.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$3.62 DOP222.50	+44.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.92 SOS2,817	$5.19 DOP318.59	+5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 SOS1,087	$2.34 DOP143.71	+23.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 SOS1,006	$2.53 DOP155.32	+43.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 SOS974	$1.45 DOP88.96	-14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SOS260	$0.37 DOP22.53	-19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SOS779	$1.24 DOP75.89	-9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS332	$0.83 DOP51.09	+43.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SOS389	$0.91 DOP56.14	+34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SOS454	$1.00 DOP61.45	+26.0%
Average			+12.9%

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pay 94.4% more for transportation

	Mogadishu	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.38 SOS1,935	$5.38 DOP330.30	+59.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$18.24 DOP1,120.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$23,212.79 DOP1M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 SOS3,091	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	+293.0%
Average			+94.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Mogadishu	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67 SOS38,156	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	-45.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.00 SOS112K	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+270.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	+351.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.35 SOS70,028	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	-42.0%
Average			+175.8%

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.33 SOS44,834	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	+222.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$760.00 SOS435K	$7,399.96 DOP455K	+873.7%
Average			+460.0%

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pay 2.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$2.49 DOP152.79
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 SOS1,145	$2.27 DOP139.64	+13.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.32 DOP326.97
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 SOS18,124	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	-6.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$7.46 DOP458.37
Average			+2.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.00 SOS8,013	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	+227.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$14.00 SOS8,013	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+233.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.00 SOS14,309	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	+248.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.50 SOS18,601	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+282.6%
Average			+247.2%

Mogadishu vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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