Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 23.4% cheaper than Reykjavik.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 61.9% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.40
ISK2,568
|
$9.57
DOP556.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.62
ISK2,180
|
$7.30
DOP424.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
ISK354
|
$0.76
DOP43.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
ISK283
|
$0.49
DOP28.30
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
ISK475
|
$2.22
DOP128.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
ISK1,004
|
$3.54
DOP205.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.90
ISK823
|
$4.92
DOP285.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.64
ISK787
|
$2.00
DOP116.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.08
ISK1,128
|
$2.78
DOP161.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.57
ISK219
|
$1.34
DOP77.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK130
|
$0.29
DOP16.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$1.25
DOP72.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK309
|
$0.63
DOP36.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
ISK174
|
$0.69
DOP39.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
ISK96
|
$1.08
DOP62.89
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
ISK1,241
|
$4.93
DOP286.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.56
ISK9,148
|
$91.26
DOP5,305.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,150.35
ISK5,183,960
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,962,977.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.44
ISK4,109
|
$22.77
DOP1,323.56
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
ISK8,936
|
$50.90
DOP2,959.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,613.16
ISK225,100
|
$918.25
DOP53,383.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,379.70
ISK192,523
|
$473.61
DOP27,533.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.31
ISK9,672
|
$73.91
DOP4,296.76
|
|
pay 50.6% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.44
ISK39,411
|
$479.10
DOP27,853.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,058.18
ISK845,358
|
$7,969.82
DOP463,333.54
|
|
pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.47
ISK1,321
|
$2.74
DOP159.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.53
ISK632
|
$2.27
DOP131.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.66
ISK1,626
|
$4.56
DOP265.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.30
ISK9,392
|
$45.61
DOP2,651.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
ISK1,906
|
$5.93
DOP344.85
|
|
pay 24.2% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.17
ISK15,093
|
$61.04
DOP3,548.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.41
ISK6,058
|
$45.17
DOP2,626.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$137.74
ISK19,220
|
$118.63
DOP6,896.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$182.49
ISK25,465
|
$103.81
DOP6,034.83
|
|
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