Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 63.1% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
₽794.52
|
$9.57
$562.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
₽454.01
|
$7.30
$429.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
₽94.13
|
$0.76
$44.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
₽52.61
|
$0.49
$28.60
|
|
pay 77.1% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
₽63.56
|
$2.22
$130.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
₽476.98
|
$3.54
$208.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
₽370.37
|
$4.92
$288.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
₽130.78
|
$2.00
$117.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
₽183.99
|
$2.78
$163.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽57.06
|
$1.34
$78.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
₽49.30
|
$0.29
$16.84
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
₽64.55
|
$1.25
$73.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₽129.22
|
$0.63
$37.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₽24.80
|
$0.69
$40.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
₽24.36
|
$1.08
$63.57
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
₽227.88
|
$4.93
$289.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
₽2,837.56
|
$91.26
$5,362.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
₽2,837,557.14
|
$33,765.29
$1,984,300.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
₽363.21
|
$22.77
$1,337.94
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
₽594.43
|
$50.90
$2,991.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
₽79,281.35
|
$918.25
$53,962.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
₽45,819.79
|
$473.61
$27,832.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
₽8,349.15
|
$73.91
$4,343.44
|
|
pay 7.2% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
₽44,946.91
|
$479.10
$28,155.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
₽840,646.31
|
$7,969.82
$468,366.38
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
₽283.76
|
$2.74
$160.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
₽236.68
|
$2.27
$133.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
₽232.11
|
$4.56
$268.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
₽3,525.37
|
$45.61
$2,680.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
₽567.51
|
$5.93
$348.59
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
₽8,685.91
|
$61.04
$3,587.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
₽4,234.67
|
$45.17
$2,654.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
₽9,825.35
|
$118.63
$6,971.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
₽12,189.33
|
$103.81
$6,100.38
|
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