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Santo Domingo vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 26.2% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 41.0% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 44.6% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 20.1% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 43.7% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.8% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 17.6% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of childcare and clothing in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Saint John's. Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Santo Domingo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 41.0% less for restaurants

	Saint John's	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$8.05 DOP504.33	-42.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$7.25 DOP453.89	-34.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$0.97 DOP60.94	-53.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$0.63 DOP39.34	-34.3%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 44.6% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.50 DOP93.73	-46.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$3.66 DOP229.00	-10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$5.00 DOP313.09	-40.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$2.39 DOP149.86	-55.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$2.47 DOP154.85	-33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$1.43 DOP89.33	-51.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.38 DOP24.09	-65.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.27 DOP79.35	-65.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.83 DOP51.71	-77.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.01 DOP63.31	-22.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$1.01 DOP63.00	-22.4%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 20.1% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$4.69 DOP294.11	-25.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$35.35 DOP2,214.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$29,626.22 DOP1,855,923.89	+25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$20.61 DOP1,291.08	-60.0%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 43.7% less for housing

	Saint John's	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$34.89 DOP2,185.87	-55.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$642.68 DOP40,260.16	-38.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$337.05 DOP21,114.28	-50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$68.45 DOP4,287.81	-30.9%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$225.42 DOP14,121.16
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$7,865.34 DOP492,721.61	+325.1%
Average			+325.1%

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pay 9.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.42 DOP151.30	+30.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.36 DOP147.71	-40.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$5.64 DOP353.03
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$33.17 DOP2,077.83	-46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$7.25 DOP453.89	+16.9%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 17.6% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$58.49 DOP3,663.94	+17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$48.04 DOP3,009.15
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$87.54 DOP5,483.93	+18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$120.75 DOP7,564.07
Average			+17.6%

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