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Athens vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Athens is 26.6% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 42.7% more in Athens
Groceries: pay 22.5% more in Athens
Transportation: pay 6.8% less in Athens
Housing: pay 32.8% more in Athens
Childcare: pay 50.8% more in Athens
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.6% more in Athens
Clothing: pay 1.7% less in Athens

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

Athens vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.7% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Athens
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 DOP613.47	$16.08 €14.14	+57.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.60 DOP395.79	$9.65 €8.48	+46.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 DOP62.97	$2.06 €1.81	+96.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 DOP45.88	$0.55 €0.48	-28.5%
Average			+42.7%

Santo Domingo vs. Athens - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.5% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Athens
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 DOP114.10	$1.27 €1.12	-33.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 DOP192.89	$6.59 €5.80	+104.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 DOP294.35	$6.29 €5.53	+28.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 DOP141.96	$4.50 €3.96	+90.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.89 DOP173.17	$4.89 €4.30	+69.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 DOP82.31	$0.93 €0.82	-32.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.22	$0.89 €0.79	+152.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 DOP81.00	$0.60 €0.53	-55.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 DOP47.55	$0.93 €0.81	+16.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 DOP58.99	$0.57 €0.50	-42.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP65.31	$0.53 €0.46	-51.8%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 6.8% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Athens
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80 DOP287.75	$7.64 €6.72	+59.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.54 DOP4,947.32	$30.01 €26.39	-63.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,062.96 DOP1,682,088.84	$30,384.48 €26,717.72	+8.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.61 DOP1,115.51	$12.86 €11.31	-30.9%
Average			-6.8%

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pay 32.8% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Athens
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.28 DOP2,534.13	$32.55 €28.62	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$732.50 DOP43,905.81	$634.68 €558.09	-13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.15 DOP24,644.28	$557.32 €490.06	+35.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.16 DOP3,965.84	$153.41 €134.90	+131.9%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 50.8% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Athens
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.79 DOP21,685.75	$463.20 €407.30	+28.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.69 DOP370,229.54	$10,722.29 €9,428.34	+73.6%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Athens
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 DOP148.42	$5.36 €4.71	+116.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 DOP154.60	$3.71 €3.26	+43.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 DOP272.10	$4.88 €4.29	+7.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.94 DOP2,693.54	$49.36 €43.41	+9.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 DOP383.42	$9.65 €8.48	+50.8%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 1.7% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Athens
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.44 DOP3,982.59	$86.11 €75.72	+29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.74 DOP3,401.28	$38.32 €33.70	-32.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.17 DOP6,184.15	$93.75 €82.44	-9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.66 DOP6,572.87	$115.38 €101.46	+5.2%
Average			-1.7%

Santo Domingo vs. Athens - Cost of clothing

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