Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 95.1% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Peru, you would:
pay 90.6% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN11.10
|
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.63
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.82
|
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.73
|
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
|
pay 67.3% more for groceries
Peru
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.82
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.52
|
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN16.09
|
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.56
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.92
|
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.18
|
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.56
|
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.55
|
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.40
|
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.44
|
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Peru
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.75
|
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN61.59
|
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN76,007.62
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN44.43
|
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Peru
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN109.92
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,033.77
|
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN761.73
|
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN146.41
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Peru
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN603.83
|
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN18,062.46
|
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.83
|
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.67
|
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN17.02
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN116.02
|
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN17.07
|
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
|
pay 74.5% more for clothing
Peru
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN149.30
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN85.29
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN251.71
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN223.32
|
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
|
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