Cost of living comparison

Guernsey

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Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 57.7% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 48.6% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 45.9% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 36.6% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 72.7% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 78.8% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.8% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 7.6% less in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Saint Peter Port, you would:

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pay 48.6% less for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.48 £15.37	$9.95 DOP611.16	-51.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.88 £7.41	$7.54 DOP463.46	-23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 £2.15	$1.04 DOP63.95	-63.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$0.57 DOP35.01	-76.5%
Average			-48.6%

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$1.51 DOP93.03	-29.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$3.62 DOP222.50	-51.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.14 £6.86	$5.19 DOP318.59	-43.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$2.34 DOP143.71	-60.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$2.53 DOP155.32	-54.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$1.45 DOP88.96	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$0.37 DOP22.53	-65.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$1.24 DOP75.89	-58.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$0.83 DOP51.09	-47.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$0.91 DOP56.14	-29.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$1.00 DOP61.45	-9.0%
Average			-45.9%

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pay 36.6% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.12 £6.09	$5.38 DOP330.30	-33.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	-47.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$23,212.79 DOP1M	-34.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	-17.7%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 72.7% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	-35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	-69.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	-84.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	-31.5%
Average			-72.7%

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pay 78.8% less for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	-87.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	$7,399.96 DOP455K	-62.7%
Average			-78.8%

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pay 55.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$2.49 DOP152.79	-64.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$2.27 DOP139.64	-52.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$5.32 DOP326.97	-69.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.34 £55.03	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	-59.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	$7.46 DOP458.37	-37.3%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	-55.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+56.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.73 £87.58	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	-25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+39.4%
Average			-7.6%

Saint Peter Port vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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