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Santo Domingo vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 9.4% cheaper than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 39.9% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 7.4% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 25.1% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 25.2% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 35.0% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.5% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 31.8% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of clothing and transportation in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Rome. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.9% less for restaurants

	Rome	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.14	$10.23 DOP613.47	-36.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.42	$6.60 DOP395.79	-38.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €1.97	$1.05 DOP62.97	-53.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €0.99	$0.77 DOP45.88	-31.9%
Average			-39.9%

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pay 7.4% less for groceries

	Rome	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.57	$1.90 DOP114.10	+6.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.16	$3.22 DOP192.89	-54.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.45	$4.91 DOP294.35	-20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.31	$2.37 DOP141.96	-37.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.30	$2.89 DOP173.17	-40.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.94	$1.37 DOP82.31	+28.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.81	$0.35 DOP21.22	-61.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.78	$1.35 DOP81.00	+51.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €0.96	$0.79 DOP47.55	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.64	$0.98 DOP58.99	+35.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.69	$1.09 DOP65.31	+38.9%
Average			-7.4%

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pay 25.1% more for transportation

	Rome	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.29	$4.80 DOP287.75	-32.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €32.98	$82.54 DOP4,947.32	+120.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €23,560.60	$28,062.96 DOP1,682,088.84	+4.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.08	$18.61 DOP1,115.51	+8.5%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 25.2% less for housing

	Rome	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €25.90	$42.28 DOP2,534.13	+43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,037.87	$732.50 DOP43,905.81	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €671.01	$411.15 DOP24,644.28	-46.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €147.08	$66.16 DOP3,965.84	-60.4%
Average			-25.2%

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pay 35.0% less for childcare

	Rome	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €447.43	$361.79 DOP21,685.75	-28.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,224.67	$6,176.69 DOP370,229.54	-41.1%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 15.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.71	$2.48 DOP148.42	-53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.34	$2.58 DOP154.60	+69.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.65	$4.54 DOP272.10	-29.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €51.28	$44.94 DOP2,693.54	-22.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.42	$6.40 DOP383.42	-40.3%
Average			-15.5%

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pay 31.8% more for clothing

	Rome	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €57.54	$66.44 DOP3,982.59	+1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €27.03	$56.74 DOP3,401.28	+84.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €67.85	$103.17 DOP6,184.15	+33.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €89.97	$109.66 DOP6,572.87	+7.2%
Average			+31.8%

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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: April 2025

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