Cost of living comparison
compared to
Santo Domingo vs. P'yongyang Cost of Living Summary
Santo Domingo is 67.3% more expensive than P'yongyang.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.3% less in Santo Domingo
- Groceries
-
pay 4.0% more in Santo Domingo
- Housing
-
pay 4.1 times more in Santo Domingo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 9.6% more in Santo Domingo
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in P'yongyang. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo vs. P'yongyang Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of P'yongyang, you would:
pay 52.3% less for restaurants
|
P'yongyang
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$8.05
DOP502.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$7.25
DOP452.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
KPW2,102
|
$0.97
DOP60.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
KPW1,051
|
$0.63
DOP39.22
|
|
P'yongyang vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of restaurants
pay 4.0% more for groceries
|
P'yongyang
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
KPW2,161
|
$1.50
DOP93.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.66
DOP228.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
KPW3,332
|
$5.00
DOP312.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
KPW1,876
|
$2.39
DOP149.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.47
DOP154.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.43
DOP89.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.38
DOP24.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.27
DOP79.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
DOP51.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
DOP63.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
DOP62.82
|
|
P'yongyang vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of groceries
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
P'yongyang
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.69
DOP293.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$35.35
DOP2,208.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,626.22
DOP1,850,601.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$20.61
DOP1,287.37
|
P'yongyang vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of transportation
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
P'yongyang
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$34.89
DOP2,179.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$93.44
KPW84,095
|
$642.68
DOP40,144.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$262.80
KPW236,518
|
$337.05
DOP21,053.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$68.45
DOP4,275.51
|
|
P'yongyang vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
P'yongyang
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$225.42
DOP14,080.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,865.34
DOP491,308.53
|
P'yongyang vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of childcare
pay 9.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
P'yongyang
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$14.02
KPW12,614
|
$2.42
DOP150.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.17
KPW1,051
|
$2.36
DOP147.29
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$5.64
DOP352.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$33.17
DOP2,071.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$7.25
DOP452.59
|
|
P'yongyang vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
P'yongyang
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$58.49
DOP3,653.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$48.04
DOP3,000.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.54
DOP5,468.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$120.75
DOP7,542.37
|
P'yongyang vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing
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