Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 1.6% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 38.8% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.09
CRC5,166.84
|
$9.57
DOP556.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
CRC4,711.66
|
$7.30
DOP424.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
CRC935.04
|
$0.76
DOP43.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
CRC857.72
|
$0.49
DOP28.30
|
|
pay 18.3% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
CRC1,049.58
|
$2.22
DOP128.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
CRC1,879.11
|
$3.54
DOP205.76
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.11
CRC3,641.17
|
$4.92
DOP285.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.18
CRC1,627.84
|
$2.00
DOP116.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
CRC1,964.42
|
$2.78
DOP161.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
CRC1,133.12
|
$1.34
DOP77.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
CRC272.16
|
$0.29
DOP16.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
CRC449.56
|
$1.25
DOP72.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC553.87
|
$0.63
DOP36.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
CRC501.83
|
$0.69
DOP39.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CRC525.84
|
$1.08
DOP62.89
|
|
pay 52.6% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
CRC3,156.74
|
$4.93
DOP286.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.74
CRC18,297.41
|
$91.26
DOP5,305.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,532.30
CRC16,657,399.05
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,962,977.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.32
CRC6,818.92
|
$22.77
DOP1,323.56
|
|
pay 28.6% more for housing
San Jose
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.83
CRC26,027.64
|
$50.90
DOP2,959.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.22
CRC351,361.90
|
$918.25
DOP53,383.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$420.20
CRC215,153.15
|
$473.61
DOP27,533.58
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.00
CRC22,531.37
|
$73.91
DOP4,296.76
|
|
pay 12.5% more for childcare
San Jose
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$358.07
CRC183,343.25
|
$479.10
DOP27,853.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,730.45
CRC4,470,223.62
|
$7,969.82
DOP463,333.54
|
|
pay 13.6% less for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.79
CRC1,427.78
|
$2.74
DOP159.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
CRC1,561.34
|
$2.27
DOP131.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CRC2,236.85
|
$4.56
DOP265.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.66
CRC31,057.20
|
$45.61
DOP2,651.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.44
CRC3,807.41
|
$5.93
DOP344.85
|
|
pay 11.9% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.11
CRC43,580.76
|
$61.04
DOP3,548.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.81
CRC24,989.85
|
$45.17
DOP2,626.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.12
CRC62,529.14
|
$118.63
DOP6,896.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.99
CRC58,367.10
|
$103.81
DOP6,034.83
|
|
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