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Santo Domingo vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 12.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 9.5% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 39.2% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 75.5% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 51.8% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 55.3% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 18.6% less in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 9.5% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$8.05 DOP514.03	-32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$7.25 DOP462.63	+21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$0.97 DOP62.11	-29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$0.63 DOP40.09	+2.7%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 39.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.50 DOP95.54	+76.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$3.66 DOP233.41	-41.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$5.00 DOP319.11	+8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$2.39 DOP152.75	+42.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$2.47 DOP157.83	+0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$1.43 DOP91.05	+76.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.38 DOP24.55	-55.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$1.27 DOP80.88	+40.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$0.83 DOP52.70	-49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$1.01 DOP64.53	+136.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$1.01 DOP64.21	+197.0%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 75.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$4.69 DOP299.77	+65.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$35.35 DOP2,257.27	-3.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$29,626.22 DOP1,891,634.45	-19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$20.61 DOP1,315.92	+259.8%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 51.8% more for housing

	Moscow	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$34.89 DOP2,227.93	+346.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$642.68 DOP41,034.83	-48.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$337.05 DOP21,520.55	-52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$68.45 DOP4,370.31	-38.1%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 55.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$225.42 DOP14,392.87	-65.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$7,865.34 DOP502,202.26	-44.9%
Average			-55.3%

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$2.42 DOP154.21	-42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$2.36 DOP150.56	-25.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$5.64 DOP359.82	+88.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$33.17 DOP2,117.81	-25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$7.25 DOP462.63	+10.4%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 18.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$58.49 DOP3,734.44	-23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$48.04 DOP3,067.05	+0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$87.54 DOP5,589.45	-28.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$120.75 DOP7,709.61	-23.0%
Average			-18.6%

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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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