Cost of living comparison
Athens is 34.3% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Athens instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 59.2% more for restaurants
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Santo Domingo
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP599.58
|
$16.24
€14.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP413.26
|
$9.75
€8.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP54.04
|
$2.12
€1.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP33.15
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP128.24
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP206.96
|
$6.88
€6.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP292.53
|
$6.38
€5.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP125.92
|
$4.72
€4.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP163.42
|
$5.03
€4.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP78.44
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.80
|
$0.89
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP75.57
|
$0.61
€0.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP43.56
|
$0.98
€0.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP49.69
|
$0.58
€0.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP66.29
|
$0.60
€0.54
|
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pay 14.8% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP297.01
|
$7.66
€6.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,165.73
|
$32.49
€29.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,756,346.56
|
$27,399.57
€24,690.58
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,322.43
|
$12.13
€10.93
|
|
pay 72.4% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,691.34
|
$32.57
€29.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,825.00
|
$630.26
€567.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,983.92
|
$532.87
€480.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,385.24
|
$165.03
€148.72
|
|
pay 36.6% more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,898.80
|
$482.99
€435.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP396,781.32
|
$10,389.46
€9,362.25
|
|
pay 49.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP154.97
|
$5.41
€4.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP149.29
|
$3.62
€3.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP258.29
|
$4.98
€4.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,219.97
|
$46.52
€41.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP387.43
|
$9.75
€8.78
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,577.26
|
$89.99
€81.09
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,486.86
|
$34.83
€31.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,746.87
|
$95.37
€85.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,811.44
|
$116.71
€105.17
|
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