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Santo Domingo vs. San Jose Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 26.4% cheaper than San Jose.

Restaurants: pay 40.3% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 34.0% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 5.1% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 27.3% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 50.0% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. San Jose Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of San Jose, you would:

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pay 40.3% less for restaurants

	San Jose	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 CRC4,947.81	$8.05 DOP502.88	-19.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	$7.25 DOP452.59	-26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.06 CRC1,022.01	$0.97 DOP60.76	-52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.67 CRC831.76	$0.63 DOP39.22	-62.5%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 34.0% less for groceries

	San Jose	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.64 CRC1,311.09	$1.50 DOP93.46	-43.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.95 CRC2,462.15	$3.66 DOP228.35	-26.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 CRC3,868.62	$5.00 DOP312.19	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 CRC1,429.67	$2.39 DOP149.43	-16.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.97 CRC1,971.17	$2.47 DOP154.41	-37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.94 CRC963.65	$1.43 DOP89.07	-26.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 CRC324.89	$0.38 DOP24.02	-41.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.95 CRC967.90	$1.27 DOP79.13	-34.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 CRC786.24	$0.83 DOP51.56	-47.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 CRC768.91	$1.01 DOP63.13	-34.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.43 CRC711.41	$1.01 DOP62.82	-29.7%
Average			-34.0%

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pay 5.1% less for transportation

	San Jose	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 CRC2,678.58	$4.69 DOP293.26	-12.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.21 CRC20,485.06	$35.35 DOP2,208.30	-14.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,640.45 CRC18,712,315.88	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.12 CRC8,011.83	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+27.9%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 27.3% less for housing

	San Jose	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.88 CRC29,268.77	$34.89 DOP2,179.60	-40.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$891.63 CRC443,258.89	$642.68 DOP40,144.70	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$560.77 CRC278,778.03	$337.05 DOP21,053.72	-39.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.88 CRC34,242.87	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	-0.6%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 50.0% less for childcare

	San Jose	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$600.27 CRC298,412.20	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-62.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,608.22 CRC6,267,964.49	$7,865.34 DOP491,308.53	-37.6%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports

	San Jose	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 CRC1,329.56	$2.42 DOP150.86	-9.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.85 CRC1,915.58	$2.36 DOP147.29	-38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CRC2,560.63	$5.64 DOP352.02	+9.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.98 CRC27,831.01	$33.17 DOP2,071.87	-40.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	$7.25 DOP452.59	-26.9%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	San Jose	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.74 CRC30,694.76	$58.49 DOP3,653.43	-5.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.32 CRC25,512.74	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	-6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.28 CRC59,794.99	$87.54 DOP5,468.20	-27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.98 CRC53,182.37	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	+12.9%
Average			-6.5%

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