Cost of living comparison
Bangkok is 1.8% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Bangkok instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 42.7% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP604.50
|
$2.77
THB91.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP416.65
|
$5.55
THB183.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP54.48
|
$0.58
THB19.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP33.42
|
$0.31
THB10.41
|
|
pay 16.2% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP129.29
|
$1.62
THB53.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP208.66
|
$9.67
THB320.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP294.93
|
$6.60
THB218.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP126.96
|
$2.22
THB73.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP164.76
|
$1.30
THB43.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP79.08
|
$1.37
THB45.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.97
|
$0.70
THB23.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP76.19
|
$1.02
THB33.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP43.91
|
$0.78
THB25.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP50.10
|
$0.69
THB22.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP66.83
|
$0.61
THB20.34
|
|
pay 12.4% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP299.45
|
$4.25
THB140.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,208.10
|
$36.06
THB1,194.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,770,753.91
|
$51,319.04
THB1,699,829.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,333.27
|
$10.52
THB348.38
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,713.42
|
$15.07
THB499.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP51,241.92
|
$608.65
THB20,160.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP25,188.86
|
$287.69
THB9,529.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,404.81
|
$70.06
THB2,320.49
|
|
pay 67.0% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP25,103.04
|
$614.94
THB20,368.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP400,036.12
|
$12,311.97
THB407,806.67
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP156.24
|
$2.08
THB68.91
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP150.51
|
$2.37
THB78.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP260.40
|
$4.16
THB137.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,238.18
|
$57.72
THB1,911.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP390.61
|
$6.94
THB229.71
|
|
pay 10.1% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Bangkok
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,606.61
|
$53.87
THB1,784.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,515.47
|
$39.30
THB1,301.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,794.01
|
$101.75
THB3,370.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,859.11
|
$92.54
THB3,065.17
|
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