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Santo Domingo vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 54.1% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 71.6% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 46.9% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 44.9% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 50.0% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 52.8% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.6% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 47.7% less in Santo Domingo

Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, clothing, and groceries are lower in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 71.6% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,517	$8.05 DOP502.88	-70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,913	$7.25 DOP452.59	-68.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK427	$0.97 DOP60.76	-70.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK345	$0.63 DOP39.22	-76.7%
Average			-71.6%

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pay 46.9% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK593	$1.50 DOP93.46	-67.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,208	$3.66 DOP228.35	-61.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK976	$5.00 DOP312.19	-34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK832	$2.39 DOP149.43	-63.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,445	$2.47 DOP154.41	-78.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK204	$1.43 DOP89.07	-10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK150	$0.38 DOP24.02	-67.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK190	$1.27 DOP79.13	-14.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK325	$0.83 DOP51.56	-67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK217	$1.01 DOP63.13	-40.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK145	$1.01 DOP62.82	-11.0%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 44.9% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,236	$4.69 DOP293.26	-51.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,337	$35.35 DOP2,208.30	-60.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6,497,672	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	-41.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,592	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	-26.6%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 50.0% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,490	$34.89 DOP2,179.60	-57.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK289,169	$642.68 DOP40,144.70	-71.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK260,427	$337.05 DOP21,053.72	-83.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,791	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	+12.4%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 52.8% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,949	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-31.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	$7,865.34 DOP491,308.53	-74.4%
Average			-52.8%

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pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,680	$2.42 DOP150.86	-81.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK790	$2.36 DOP147.29	-61.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,783	$5.64 DOP352.02	-59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK11,179	$33.17 DOP2,071.87	-62.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,199	$7.25 DOP452.59	-57.8%
Average			-64.6%

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pay 47.7% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,569	$58.49 DOP3,653.43	-59.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,187	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	-24.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,755	$87.54 DOP5,468.20	-54.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,840	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	-51.5%
Average			-47.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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