Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 10.3% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Santiago
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3700
|
$10.00
DOP581.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$6.89
DOP400.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$0.90
DOP52.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$0.55
DOP32.14
|
|
pay 3.2% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$2.14
DOP124.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$3.45
DOP200.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$4.88
DOP283.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$2.10
DOP122.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$2.73
DOP158.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$1.31
DOP76.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.35
DOP20.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$1.26
DOP73.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$0.73
DOP42.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.83
DOP48.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$1.11
DOP64.27
|
|
pay 58.4% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$4.95
DOP287.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4800
|
$86.16
DOP5,008.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF591.1900
|
$29,292.87
DOP1,702,969.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4200
|
$22.06
DOP1,282.24
|
|
pay 21.5% more for housing
Santiago
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7400
|
$44.89
DOP2,609.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.3600
|
$847.67
DOP49,280.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.4600
|
$416.69
DOP24,224.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.9700
|
$39.78
DOP2,312.75
|
|
pay 0.5% less for childcare
Santiago
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.6900
|
$415.27
DOP24,142.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF231.7700
|
$6,617.64
DOP384,722.78
|
|
pay 12.4% less for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$2.58
DOP150.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$2.49
DOP144.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$4.31
DOP250.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3500
|
$37.03
DOP2,152.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$6.46
DOP375.66
|
|
pay 35.1% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8300
|
$59.66
DOP3,468.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1000
|
$58.15
DOP3,380.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5200
|
$95.85
DOP5,572.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6600
|
$96.92
DOP5,634.83
|
|
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