Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 2.3 times more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Praia, you would:
pay 8.2% more for restaurants
Praia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
CVE484.24
|
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
CVE146.41
|
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
CVE98.97
|
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Praia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
CVE122.80
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
CVE333.81
|
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.53
CVE365.94
|
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
CVE255.98
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
CVE204.97
|
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
CVE127.38
|
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CVE92.64
|
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
CVE97.27
|
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
CVE62.53
|
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
CVE67.16
|
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Praia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
CVE661.38
|
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.69
CVE2,144.49
|
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,607.54
CVE2,757,206.21
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.30
CVE1,378.60
|
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Praia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.11
CVE6,229.24
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$246.37
CVE25,529.69
|
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$148.36
CVE15,374.04
|
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.56
CVE6,482.78
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Praia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.40
CVE7,917.00
|
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,064.30
CVE110,288.25
|
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
|
pay 27.9% more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.27
CVE235.64
|
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE154.11
|
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
CVE459.53
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.92
CVE2,893.36
|
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.91
CVE612.71
|
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
|
pay 30.4% more for clothing
Praia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.56
CVE3,063.56
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.84
CVE8,169.50
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.26
CVE12,254.25
|
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
|
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