Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 54.1% more expensive than Moscow.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.1% more in Santo Domingo
- Groceries
-
pay 2.0 times more in Santo Domingo
- Transportation
-
pay 2.3 times more in Santo Domingo
- Housing
-
pay 2.2 times more in Santo Domingo
- Childcare
-
pay 31.6% less in Santo Domingo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 26.5% more in Santo Domingo
- Clothing
-
pay 4.5% more in Santo Domingo
The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 24.1% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB890.36
|
$10.23
DOP637.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB494.64
|
$6.60
DOP411.56
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB103.91
|
$1.05
DOP65.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB47.03
|
$0.77
DOP47.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Moscow
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB59.96
|
$1.90
DOP118.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB427.00
|
$3.22
DOP200.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB345.67
|
$4.91
DOP306.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB147.26
|
$2.37
DOP147.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB192.42
|
$2.89
DOP180.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB65.63
|
$1.37
DOP85.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB64.68
|
$0.35
DOP22.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB69.34
|
$1.35
DOP84.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB108.88
|
$0.79
DOP49.44
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB24.15
|
$0.98
DOP61.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.28
|
$1.09
DOP67.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Moscow
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB214.97
|
$4.80
DOP299.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,770.00
|
$82.54
DOP5,144.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB2,967,859.42
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,749,132.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB563.89
|
$18.61
DOP1,159.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB618.19
|
$42.28
DOP2,635.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB93,093.29
|
$732.50
DOP45,655.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB56,529.64
|
$411.15
DOP25,626.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB8,399.01
|
$66.16
DOP4,123.91
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
Moscow
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB45,216.21
|
$361.79
DOP22,550.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,009,274.85
|
$6,176.69
DOP384,985.92
|
|
pay 26.5% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB296.79
|
$2.48
DOP154.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB244.67
|
$2.58
DOP160.77
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB237.43
|
$4.54
DOP282.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,134.25
|
$44.94
DOP2,800.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB494.64
|
$6.40
DOP398.70
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Moscow
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB7,865.55
|
$66.44
DOP4,141.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,100.47
|
$56.74
DOP3,536.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB10,559.64
|
$103.17
DOP6,430.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB9,882.89
|
$109.66
DOP6,834.85
|
|
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