Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 32.8% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 91.4% more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 8.9% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 34.0% more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 48.8% more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.5% more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 68.2% more in Buenos Aires

The cost of restaurants, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Buenos Aires are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Buenos Aires.

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Buenos Aires vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 91.4% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+91.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+71.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	+92.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+179.3%
Average			+91.4%

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+63.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$5.25 ARS7,963.26	+44.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	+6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	+20.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+81.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-11.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+165.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$0.65 ARS986.80	-47.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	+10.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.56 ARS848.63	-38.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.56 ARS844.64	-44.4%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	-1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	$27.50 ARS41,738.12	+50.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$28,500.00 ARS43M	+22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	$9.60 ARS14,570.40	-54.8%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 34.0% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	-14.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$770.79 ARS1M	+6.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$509.75 ARS774K	+45.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$162.43 ARS247K	+129.1%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 48.8% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	$464.87 ARS706K	+84.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	$8,896.36 ARS14M	+20.2%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	+59.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+70.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	-20.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	+68.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+39.2%
Average			+47.5%

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pay 68.2% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$120.49 ARS183K	+163.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$95.69 ARS145K	+105.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$115.94 ARS176K	+33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$138.37 ARS210K	+11.3%
Average			+68.2%

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