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Santo Domingo vs. Nuku'alofa Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 1.7% more expensive than Nuku'alofa.

Restaurants: pay 24.2% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 26.0% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 23.9% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 16.4% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 6.9 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.9% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 3.5 times more in Santo Domingo

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

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Santo Domingo vs. Nuku'alofa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:

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pay 24.2% less for restaurants

	Nuku'alofa	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$9.95 DOP611.16	+19.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$7.54 DOP463.46	-27.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$1.04 DOP63.95	-63.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$0.57 DOP35.01	-76.8%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 26.0% less for groceries

	Nuku'alofa	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$1.51 DOP93.03	+45.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$3.62 DOP222.50	-19.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$5.19 DOP318.59	-12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$2.34 DOP143.71	-54.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$2.53 DOP155.32	-5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.45 DOP88.96	+15.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$0.37 DOP22.53	-70.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$1.24 DOP75.89	-6.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$0.83 DOP51.09	-50.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.91 DOP56.14	-36.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$1.00 DOP61.45	-16.2%
Average			-26.0%

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pay 23.9% more for transportation

	Nuku'alofa	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$5.38 DOP330.30	-2.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	-56.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$23,212.79 DOP1M	+299.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	+13.6%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 16.4% less for housing

	Nuku'alofa	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	-70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$350.20 DOP21,513.82
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	-50.4%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 6.9 times more for childcare

	Nuku'alofa	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	+59.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$7,399.96 DOP455K	+2869.6%
Average			+588.9%

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pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Nuku'alofa	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$2.49 DOP152.79	-25.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$2.27 DOP139.64	-21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$5.32 DOP326.97	-47.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	-4.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$7.46 DOP458.37	-82.0%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for clothing

	Nuku'alofa	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	+215.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+164.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	+319.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+327.7%
Average			+249.6%

Nuku'alofa vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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