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Santo Domingo vs. Monrovia Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 22.8% more expensive than Monrovia.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 53.1% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 9.6% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.6% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 53.8% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, and transportation in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Monrovia. Expenses including groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Santo Domingo. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

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Santo Domingo vs. Monrovia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.8% less for restaurants

	Monrovia	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 LRD1,280.63	$9.95 DOP611.16	+32.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD1,878.26	$7.54 DOP463.46	-31.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$1.04 DOP63.95	-48.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 LRD341.50	$0.57 DOP35.01	-71.5%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 53.1% less for groceries

	Monrovia	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.79 LRD305.86	$1.51 DOP93.03	-15.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.86 LRD658.77	$3.62 DOP222.50	-6.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.01 LRD1,367.97	$5.19 DOP318.59	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 LRD614.70	$2.34 DOP143.71	-35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.38 LRD917.79	$2.53 DOP155.32	-53.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD126.76	$1.45 DOP88.96	+95.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.83 LRD654.55	$0.37 DOP22.53	-90.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.67 LRD796.84	$1.24 DOP75.89	-73.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.00 LRD853.76	$0.83 DOP51.09	-83.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 LRD170.75	$0.91 DOP56.14	-8.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$4.83 LRD825.30	$1.00 DOP61.45	-79.3%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 9.6% more for transportation

	Monrovia	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 LRD801.39	$5.38 DOP330.30	+14.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,415.02	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	-8.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,000.00 LRD3M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	+16.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.91 LRD2,887.90	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	+25.5%
Average			+9.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Monrovia	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$180.00 LRD30,735.22	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	-79.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$250.00 LRD42,687.81	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+188.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$95.00 LRD16,221.37	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	+268.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$115.47 LRD19,716.75	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	-38.6%
Average			+121.0%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Monrovia	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 LRD17,075.12	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	+152.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,000.00 LRD171K	$7,399.96 DOP455K	+640.0%
Average			+332.1%

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Monrovia	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LRD683.00	$2.49 DOP152.79	-37.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 LRD512.25	$2.27 DOP139.64	-24.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD853.76	$5.32 DOP326.97	+6.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.50 LRD10,671.95	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	-52.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.00 LRD853.76	$7.46 DOP458.37	+49.2%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 53.8% more for clothing

	Monrovia	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.00 LRD4,268.78	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	+83.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.50 LRD5,549.42	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+43.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 LRD9,391.32	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	+58.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.50 LRD15,794.49	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+34.4%
Average			+53.8%

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