Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Turkmenistan

Ashgabat vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Ashgabat is 90.6% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Ashgabat
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Ashgabat
Transportation: pay 36.6% less in Ashgabat
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Ashgabat
Childcare: pay 44.9% less in Ashgabat
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9 times more in Ashgabat
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Ashgabat

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Ashgabat are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Ashgabat. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Ashgabat.

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Ashgabat vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ashgabat instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Ashgabat
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$31.43 TMT110.31	+215.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$12.86 TMT45.13	+70.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$1.57 TMT5.52	+51.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$0.86 TMT3.01	+50.4%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Ashgabat
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$2.04 TMT7.15	+34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$18.82 TMT66.06	+419.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$17.09 TMT59.98	+229.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$6.00 TMT21.06	+156.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	$9.07 TMT31.84	+258.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$2.30 TMT8.07	+58.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$3.84 TMT13.49	+948.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$3.40 TMT11.94	+175.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$1.67 TMT5.87	+101.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$1.04 TMT3.64	+13.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.65 TMT2.27	-35.2%
Average			+138.7%

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pay 36.6% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Ashgabat
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$1.62 TMT5.69	-69.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	$10.00 TMT35.10	-45.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$43,928.57 TMT154K	+89.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	$9.71 TMT34.10	-54.2%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Ashgabat
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$102.86 TMT361.03	+183.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$1,414.29 TMT4,964.14	+95.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$1,000.00 TMT3,510.00	+185.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+516.2%
Average			+175.5%

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pay 44.9% less for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Ashgabat
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	$22.86 TMT80.23	-90.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	$24,807.14 TMT87,073.07	+235.2%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Ashgabat
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$5.71 TMT20.06	+129.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$6.79 TMT23.82	+198.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	$25.71 TMT90.26	+383.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	$195.24 TMT685.29	+558.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	$8.57 TMT30.09	+14.9%
Average			+185.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Ashgabat
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$55.71 TMT195.56	+21.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$114.29 TMT401.14	+144.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$364.29 TMT1,278.64	+318.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$192.86 TMT676.93	+55.1%
Average			+109.7%

Santo Domingo vs. Ashgabat - Cost of clothing

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