Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 28.1% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 15.5% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
$7.00
ARS6,147.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
$1.03
ARS903.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
$0.90
ARS788.01
|
|
pay 26.0% less for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
$1.34
ARS1,178.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
$3.51
ARS3,086.02
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
$3.15
ARS2,769.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
$1.46
ARS1,280.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
$1.76
ARS1,549.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
$0.66
ARS579.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
$0.57
ARS497.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
$0.31
ARS272.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
$0.67
ARS590.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
$0.30
ARS261.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
$0.33
ARS293.67
|
|
pay 56.3% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
$3.52
ARS3,088.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
$6.80
ARS5,972.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
$25,000.00
ARS21,956,057.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 55.5% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
$23.47
ARS20,614.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
$313.32
ARS275,171.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
$225.62
ARS198,144.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
$36.96
ARS32,458.79
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
$187.40
ARS164,582.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
$5,653.81
ARS4,965,413.86
|
|
pay 34.9% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
$1.72
ARS1,508.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
$2.00
ARS1,756.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
$22.07
ARS19,383.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
$5.00
ARS4,391.21
|
|
pay 5.6% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
$67.11
ARS58,935.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
$57.53
ARS50,528.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
$107.00
ARS93,974.85
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
$98.70
ARS86,684.04
|
|
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