Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Cyprus

Nicosia vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 73.6% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 82.8% more in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 53.1% more in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 52.5% more in Nicosia
Housing: pay 73.9% more in Nicosia
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 90.6% more in Nicosia

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

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Nicosia vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.8% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.29 DOP509.30	$16.80 €14.95	+102.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$8.96 €7.97	+27.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$2.30 €2.05	+230.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$0.89 €0.79	+126.5%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 53.1% more for groceries

	Santiago	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$1.96 €1.74	+29.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$6.56 €5.84	+108.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$6.95 €6.19	+54.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$4.77 €4.25	+223.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$4.06 €3.62	+150.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$1.55 €1.38	+7.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$0.95 €0.84	+158.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$1.14 €1.01	-7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$1.58 €1.40	+89.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.85 €0.76	-6.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.71 €0.63	-28.8%
Average			+53.1%

Santiago vs. Nicosia - Cost of groceries

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pay 52.5% more for transportation

	Santiago	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.35 DOP328.96	$6.73 €5.99	+25.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	$44.79 €39.86	+47.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	+120.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	$21.86 €19.45	+7.2%
Average			+52.5%

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pay 73.9% more for housing

	Santiago	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$33.22 €29.57	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	$784.43 €698.17	+16.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	$696.72 €620.11	+156.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$158.82 €141.36	+124.0%
Average			+73.9%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Santiago	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$513.33 €456.88	+244.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	+69.7%
Average			+141.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$4.48 €3.99	+80.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$3.65 €3.25	+103.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$5.60 €4.98	+16.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	$74.03 €65.89	+197.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$11.20 €9.97	+125.1%
Average			+111.8%

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pay 90.6% more for clothing

	Santiago	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$102.69 €91.40	+287.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$54.75 €48.73	+20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	$100.22 €89.20	+61.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$116.92 €104.07	+76.3%
Average			+90.6%

Santiago vs. Nicosia - Cost of clothing

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