Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Trinidad and Tobago

San Fernando vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

San Fernando is 21.8% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 28.2% more in San Fernando
Groceries: pay 40.1% more in San Fernando
Transportation: pay 21.8% more in San Fernando
Housing: pay 5.8% less in San Fernando
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in San Fernando
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.3% more in San Fernando
Clothing: pay 33.3% more in San Fernando

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, restaurants, and transportation in San Fernando are more expensive than in Santiago. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in San Fernando.

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San Fernando vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Fernando instead of Santiago, you would:

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pay 28.2% more for restaurants

	Santiago	San Fernando
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.29 DOP509.30	$10.32 TTD70.16	+24.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.05 DOP432.90	$8.11 TTD55.12	+15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 DOP42.78	$1.02 TTD6.92	+46.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 DOP24.19	$0.74 TTD5.01	+87.2%
Average			+28.2%

Santiago vs. San Fernando - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.1% more for groceries

	Santiago	San Fernando
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$2.28 TTD15.53	+50.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.15 DOP193.81	$3.32 TTD22.56	+5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.50 DOP276.65	$7.63 TTD51.85	+69.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 DOP90.65	$3.83 TTD26.06	+159.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 DOP99.87	$4.57 TTD31.07	+181.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$2.50 TTD17.01	+72.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$1.14 TTD7.74	+210.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$1.67 TTD11.37	+35.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$1.95 TTD13.23	+133.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.33 TTD2.27	-63.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.33 TTD2.27	-66.6%
Average			+40.1%

Santiago vs. San Fernando - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.8% more for transportation

	Santiago	San Fernando
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.35 DOP328.96	$4.32 TTD29.40	-19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.28 DOP1,860.04	$44.22 TTD300.68	+46.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,922.51 DOP917K	$36,853.34 TTD251K	+147.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.39 DOP1,252.87	$7.96 TTD54.12	-61.0%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 5.8% less for housing

	Santiago	San Fernando
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$45.45 TTD309.03	+25.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$676.34 DOP41,549.82	$515.95 TTD3,507.88	-23.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$271.33 DOP16,668.79	$393.10 TTD2,672.67	+44.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$33.82 TTD229.93	-52.3%
Average			-5.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Santiago	San Fernando
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$149.23 DOP9,167.36	$399.05 TTD2,713.11	+167.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,471.59 DOP336K	$10,825.75 TTD73,603.36	+97.9%
Average			+130.0%

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pay 53.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	San Fernando
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$1.84 TTD12.53	-25.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 DOP110.35	$3.72 TTD25.28	+107.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.81 DOP295.39	$5.60 TTD38.09	+16.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.87 DOP1,527.89	$51.59 TTD350.79	+107.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.97 DOP305.58	$8.84 TTD60.14	+77.8%
Average			+53.3%

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pay 33.3% more for clothing

	Santiago	San Fernando
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.53 DOP1,629.75	$54.67 TTD371.67	+106.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.60 DOP2,801.14	$36.85 TTD250.56	-19.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.18 DOP3,819.73	$88.45 TTD601.35	+42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.32 DOP4,074.38	$88.45 TTD601.35	+33.4%
Average			+33.3%

Santiago vs. San Fernando - Cost of clothing

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