Cost of living comparison
Athens is 22.3% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Athens instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 59.4% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
$568.41
|
$13.19
€12.37
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
$433.47
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$44.90
|
$2.01
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$28.90
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 33.2% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
$131.66
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
$210.15
|
$6.55
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
$291.87
|
$7.06
€6.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
$118.48
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
$164.79
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
$79.28
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$17.01
|
$0.90
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
$73.93
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.51
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
$40.73
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
$64.23
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 19.1% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
$292.77
|
$8.01
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
$5,418.42
|
$32.98
€30.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
$2,004,813.83
|
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
$1,351.77
|
$11.43
€10.72
|
|
pay 27.7% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
$3,022.27
|
$33.96
€31.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
$54,520.84
|
$553.55
€519.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
$28,120.39
|
$521.82
€489.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
$4,388.34
|
$202.27
€189.71
|
|
pay 14.0% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
$28,446.68
|
$488.12
€457.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
$473,208.31
|
$10,050.80
€9,426.31
|
|
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
$162.55
|
$4.67
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
$134.78
|
$3.68
€3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
$270.92
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
$2,707.85
|
$45.80
€42.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
$352.20
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
$3,624.32
|
$84.84
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
$2,682.12
|
$38.04
€35.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
$7,043.94
|
$90.00
€84.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
$6,163.45
|
$111.33
€104.42
|
|
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