Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 64.8% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Poland, you would:
pay 9.4% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
|
pay 73.0% more for groceries
Poland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
|
pay 87.7% more for housing
Poland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
|
pay 94.1% more for childcare
Poland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
|
pay 18.4% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
|
pay 40.0% more for clothing
Poland
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
|
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