Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 57.2% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
$9.57
DOP560.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
$7.30
DOP427.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$0.76
DOP44.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$0.49
DOP28.48
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
San Salvador
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
$2.22
DOP129.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
$3.54
DOP207.11
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
$4.92
DOP287.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
$2.00
DOP116.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
$2.78
DOP162.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
$1.34
DOP78.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$0.29
DOP16.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
$1.25
DOP72.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$0.63
DOP36.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.69
DOP40.14
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$1.08
DOP63.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
$4.93
DOP288.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
$91.26
DOP5,340.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
$33,765.29
DOP1,975,812.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
$22.77
DOP1,332.22
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
$50.90
DOP2,978.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
$918.25
DOP53,732.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
$473.61
DOP27,713.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
$73.91
DOP4,324.86
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
$479.10
DOP28,035.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
$7,969.82
DOP466,362.97
|
|
pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
$2.74
DOP160.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
$2.27
DOP132.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
$4.56
DOP267.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
$45.61
DOP2,668.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
$5.93
DOP347.10
|
|
pay 22.9% more for clothing
San Salvador
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
$61.04
DOP3,571.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
$45.17
DOP2,643.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
$118.63
DOP6,942.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
$103.81
DOP6,074.29
|
|
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