Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Italy

Bologna vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Bologna is 2.1 times more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Bologna
Groceries: pay 62.5% more in Bologna
Transportation: pay 63.1% more in Bologna
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Bologna
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Bologna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.3% more in Bologna
Clothing: pay 97.3% more in Bologna

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation in Bologna are more expensive than in Santiago. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Bologna.

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Bologna vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bologna instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Santiago	Bologna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.29 DOP509.30	$22.39 €19.93	+170.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$13.44 €11.96	+90.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$3.63 €3.23	+420.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$1.77 €1.58	+350.2%
Average			+168.7%

Santiago vs. Bologna - Cost of restaurants

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pay 62.5% more for groceries

	Santiago	Bologna
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$3.09 €2.75	+104.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$10.33 €9.20	+227.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$5.19 €4.62	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$3.95 €3.52	+167.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$5.59 €4.97	+243.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$1.10 €0.98	-23.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$1.08 €0.96	+193.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$1.17 €1.04	-5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$1.54 €1.37	+85.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.86 €0.77	-5.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.80 €0.71	-20.5%
Average			+62.5%

Santiago vs. Bologna - Cost of groceries

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pay 63.1% more for transportation

	Santiago	Bologna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.35 DOP328.96	$8.06 €7.17	+50.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	$43.67 €38.87	+44.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$36,317.50 €32,323.89	+143.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	$18.03 €16.05	-11.6%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Santiago	Bologna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$31.17 €27.74	-14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	$1,136.62 €1,011.63	+68.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	$872.70 €776.74	+221.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$189.21 €168.41	+166.8%
Average			+125.8%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Santiago	Bologna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$771.78 €686.91	+417.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$16,312.31 €14,518.54	+198.1%
Average			+292.7%

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pay 99.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Bologna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$6.72 €5.98	+170.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$2.23 €1.98	+23.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$6.96 €6.20	+44.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	$63.58 €56.59	+155.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$10.08 €8.97	+102.6%
Average			+99.3%

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pay 97.3% more for clothing

	Santiago	Bologna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$92.07 €81.94	+247.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$45.99 €40.93	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	$120.58 €107.32	+93.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$147.99 €131.71	+123.1%
Average			+97.3%

Santiago vs. Bologna - Cost of clothing

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