Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 57.9% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
$9.97
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
$2.39
€2.22
|
|
pay 54.7% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
$6.93
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
$5.11
€4.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
$3.15
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
$4.93
€4.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
$1.34
€1.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
$93.45
€86.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
$32,967.00
€30,614.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
$22.98
€21.34
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
$42.65
€39.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
$1,347.77
€1,251.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
$999.06
€927.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
$273.14
€253.65
|
|
pay 28.6% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
$210.36
€195.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
$7,885.50
€7,322.87
|
|
pay 65.4% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
$4.40
€4.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
$3.62
€3.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
$41.73
€38.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
$13.19
€12.25
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
$91.74
€85.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
$38.98
€36.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
$94.97
€88.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
$118.23
€109.79
|
|
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