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Beirut vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 22.6% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 36.7% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 22.5% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 38.4% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 19.8% more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Beirut

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, transportation, childcare, and clothing in Beirut are more expensive than in Santo Domingo.

Beirut vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.7% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 DOP506.61	$10.82 LBP966K	+34.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 DOP455.95	$8.00 LBP714K	+10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP61.22	$1.76 LBP157K	+80.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 DOP39.52	$0.76 LBP68,099	+21.4%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 DOP94.16	$0.75 LBP66,830	-50.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 DOP230.04	$5.06 LBP452K	+38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 DOP314.51	$6.20 LBP554K	+24.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 DOP150.54	$3.05 LBP273K	+27.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 DOP155.56	$4.28 LBP383K	+73.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DOP89.73	$0.92 LBP81,729	-35.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 DOP24.20	$0.66 LBP59,246	+72.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DOP79.71	$0.60 LBP53,811	-52.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.94	$0.51 LBP45,140	-38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP63.60	$0.42 LBP37,168	-58.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP63.28	$0.55 LBP49,191	-45.2%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 22.5% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 DOP295.44	$3.51 LBP313K	-25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.35 DOP2,224.70	$72.50 LBP6M	+105.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,626.22 DOP2M	$35,000.00 LBP3B	+18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.61 DOP1,296.93	$19.00 LBP2M	-7.8%
Average			+22.5%

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pay 38.4% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.89 DOP2,195.78	$37.92 LBP3M	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$642.68 DOP40,442.71	$842.31 LBP75M	+31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.05 DOP21,210.01	$372.22 LBP33M	+10.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.45 DOP4,307.25	$139.38 LBP12M	+103.6%
Average			+38.4%

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pay 19.8% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.42 DOP14,185.19	$362.50 LBP32M	+60.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,865.34 DOP495K	$6,187.50 LBP553M	-21.3%
Average			+19.8%

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pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.42 DOP151.98	$4.00 LBP357K	+65.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 DOP148.38	$3.28 LBP293K	+39.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 DOP354.63	$2.55 LBP228K	-54.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.17 DOP2,087.25	$66.33 LBP6M	+100.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.25 DOP455.95	$10.00 LBP893K	+38.0%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.49 DOP3,680.55	$59.38 LBP5M	+1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.04 DOP3,022.80	$50.00 LBP4M	+4.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.54 DOP5,508.79	$120.56 LBP11M	+37.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.75 DOP7,598.36	$102.86 LBP9M	-14.8%
Average			+7.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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