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Santo Domingo vs. Nassau Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 49.7% cheaper than Nassau.

Restaurants: pay 59.7% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 56.7% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 22.3% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 70.7% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 58.1% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.9% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 18.8% less in Santo Domingo

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Nassau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.7% less for restaurants

	Nassau	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$35.00 BSD35.00	$8.05 DOP502.88	-77.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50 BSD11.50	$7.25 DOP452.59	-37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.93 BSD2.93	$0.97 DOP60.76	-66.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BSD1.50	$0.63 DOP39.22	-58.1%
Average			-59.7%

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pay 56.7% less for groceries

	Nassau	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$5.78 BSD5.78	$1.50 DOP93.46	-74.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.28 BSD4.28	$3.66 DOP228.35	-14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.09 BSD16.09	$5.00 DOP312.19	-68.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.63 BSD7.63	$2.39 DOP149.43	-68.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 BSD5.48	$2.47 DOP154.41	-54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 BSD2.38	$1.43 DOP89.07	-40.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 BSD1.57	$0.38 DOP24.02	-75.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.15 BSD2.15	$1.27 DOP79.13	-41.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.38 BSD4.38	$0.83 DOP51.56	-81.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BSD2.27	$1.01 DOP63.13	-55.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.99 BSD1.99	$1.01 DOP62.82	-49.5%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 22.3% less for transportation

	Nassau	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 BSD5.38	$4.69 DOP293.26	-12.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$35.35 DOP2,208.30	-21.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	-21.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.23 BSD31.23	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	-34.0%
Average			-22.3%

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pay 70.7% less for housing

	Nassau	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$101.75 BSD101.75	$34.89 DOP2,179.60	-65.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,862.50 BSD1,862.50	$642.68 DOP40,144.70	-65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,800.00 BSD1,800.00	$337.05 DOP21,053.72	-81.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$230.26 BSD230.26	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	-70.3%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 58.1% less for childcare

	Nassau	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$716.66 BSD716.66	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-68.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,071.43 BSD15,071.43	$7,865.34 DOP491,308.53	-47.8%
Average			-58.1%

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pay 61.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nassau	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 BSD5.00	$2.42 DOP150.86	-51.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.40 BSD5.40	$2.36 DOP147.29	-56.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.35 BSD14.35	$5.64 DOP352.02	-60.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$142.75 BSD142.75	$33.17 DOP2,071.87	-76.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.00 BSD20.00	$7.25 DOP452.59	-63.8%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 18.8% less for clothing

	Nassau	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.17 BSD64.17	$58.49 DOP3,653.43	-8.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$76.67 BSD76.67	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	-37.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.88 BSD114.88	$87.54 DOP5,468.20	-23.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.14 BSD127.14	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	-5.0%
Average			-18.8%

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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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