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Santo Domingo vs. Nairobi Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 35.9% more expensive than Nairobi.

Restaurants: pay 23.9% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 48.1% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 14.7% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 54.8% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 4.9% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.4% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Santo Domingo

The cost of clothing, housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Nairobi. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Nairobi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.9% more for restaurants

	Nairobi	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KES751.45	$8.05 DOP502.88	+38.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.97 KES901.74	$7.25 DOP452.59	+4.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 KES90.86	$0.97 DOP60.76	+38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 KES71.09	$0.63 DOP39.22	+14.3%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 48.1% more for groceries

	Nairobi	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 KES70.74	$1.50 DOP93.46	+173.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.57 KES720.62	$3.66 DOP228.35	-34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.36 KES434.42	$5.00 DOP312.19	+48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 KES212.89	$2.39 DOP149.43	+45.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.92 KES377.80	$2.47 DOP154.41	-15.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 KES182.10	$1.43 DOP89.07	+1.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 KES61.45	$0.38 DOP24.02	-19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 KES115.16	$1.27 DOP79.13	+42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 KES59.05	$0.83 DOP51.56	+80.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 KES63.55	$1.01 DOP63.13	+105.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KES65.57	$1.01 DOP62.82	+98.5%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 14.7% more for transportation

	Nairobi	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.40 KES698.91	$4.69 DOP293.26	-13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.96 KES4,007.74	$35.35 DOP2,208.30	+14.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,671.83 KES2,805,417.96	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	+36.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.03 KES2,204.26	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+21.0%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 54.8% more for housing

	Nairobi	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.86 KES5,160.40	$34.89 DOP2,179.60	-12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$476.96 KES61,741.91	$642.68 DOP40,144.70	+34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.31 KES26,706.75	$337.05 DOP21,053.72	+63.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.32 KES3,796.09	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	+133.4%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 4.9% less for childcare

	Nairobi	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$224.14 KES29,014.37	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	+0.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,775.09 KES1,135,934.95	$7,865.34 DOP491,308.53	-10.4%
Average			-4.9%

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pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Nairobi	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.32 KES300.58	$2.42 DOP150.86	+4.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 KES306.78	$2.36 DOP147.29	-0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.10 KES400.77	$5.64 DOP352.02	+82.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.30 KES5,863.82	$33.17 DOP2,071.87	-26.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.35 KES951.84	$7.25 DOP452.59	-1.5%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Nairobi	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$19.62 KES2,540.20	$58.49 DOP3,653.43	+198.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.88 KES3,220.51	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	+93.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.92 KES8,791.98	$87.54 DOP5,468.20	+28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.28 KES8,061.57	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	+93.9%
Average			+103.5%

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