Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 38.1% more expensive than Pretoria.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
Pretoria
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
ZAR147.69
|
$10.00
DOP582.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.36
ZAR78.77
|
$6.89
DOP401.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
ZAR16.48
|
$0.90
DOP52.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
ZAR12.64
|
$0.55
DOP32.21
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
Pretoria
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR17.90
|
$2.14
DOP124.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
ZAR64.59
|
$3.45
DOP201.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
ZAR81.22
|
$4.88
DOP284.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
ZAR41.18
|
$2.10
DOP122.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.56
|
$2.73
DOP158.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.24
|
$1.31
DOP76.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
ZAR10.83
|
$0.35
DOP20.21
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR10.99
|
$1.26
DOP73.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.46
|
$0.73
DOP42.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZAR9.40
|
$0.83
DOP48.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZAR10.07
|
$1.11
DOP64.42
|
|
pay 48.4% more for transportation
Pretoria
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.84
ZAR87.49
|
$4.95
DOP288.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$62.65
ZAR1,132.32
|
$86.16
DOP5,020.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,595.53
ZAR336,103.12
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,706,947.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
ZAR203.33
|
$22.06
DOP1,285.23
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
Pretoria
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.52
ZAR732.33
|
$44.89
DOP2,615.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$408.57
ZAR7,384.72
|
$847.67
DOP49,395.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.25
ZAR6,330.59
|
$416.69
DOP24,281.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.77
ZAR1,441.76
|
$39.78
DOP2,318.16
|
|
pay 86.4% more for childcare
Pretoria
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.13
ZAR3,870.35
|
$415.27
DOP24,198.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,698.27
ZAR66,844.00
|
$6,617.64
DOP385,621.35
|
|
pay 23.3% more for entertainment and sports
Pretoria
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
ZAR40.37
|
$2.58
DOP150.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
ZAR33.07
|
$2.49
DOP145.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.72
ZAR49.23
|
$4.31
DOP251.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.65
ZAR590.21
|
$37.03
DOP2,157.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.95
ZAR125.54
|
$6.46
DOP376.53
|
|
pay 27.7% more for clothing
Pretoria
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.52
ZAR858.83
|
$59.66
DOP3,476.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.15
ZAR617.29
|
$58.15
DOP3,388.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.40
ZAR1,543.49
|
$95.85
DOP5,585.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.42
ZAR1,706.62
|
$96.92
DOP5,647.99
|
|
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