Cost of living comparison
Baku is 36.9% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Baku instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 29.9% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
$0.56
AZN0.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
$0.31
AZN0.53
|
|
pay 22.1% less for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
$0.44
AZN0.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
$2.40
AZN4.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
$5.06
AZN8.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
$1.49
AZN2.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
$2.02
AZN3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
$0.48
AZN0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
$0.72
AZN1.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
$0.68
AZN1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
$0.34
AZN0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
$0.23
AZN0.40
|
|
pay 62.2% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
$2.40
AZN4.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
$15.22
AZN25.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
$20,588.24
AZN35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
$5.65
AZN9.60
|
|
pay 58.7% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
$15.40
AZN26.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
$344.95
AZN586.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
$206.98
AZN351.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
$39.58
AZN67.29
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
$201.02
AZN341.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
$5,449.15
AZN9,263.56
|
|
pay 19.8% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
$1.35
AZN2.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
$3.01
AZN5.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
$2.94
AZN5.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
$34.19
AZN58.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
$4.71
AZN8.00
|
|
pay 20.7% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Baku
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
$44.85
AZN76.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
$42.45
AZN72.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
$102.17
AZN173.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
$66.07
AZN112.31
|
|
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