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Canberra vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Canberra is 2.2 times more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Canberra
Groceries: pay 75.3% more in Canberra
Transportation: pay 12.2% more in Canberra
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Canberra
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Canberra
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Canberra
Clothing: pay 28.6% more in Canberra

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

Canberra vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Canberra
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 DOP613.47	$19.77 A$30.95	+93.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.60 DOP395.79	$9.89 A$15.47	+49.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 DOP62.97	$2.76 A$4.33	+163.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 DOP45.88	$2.32 A$3.62	+202.6%
Average			+127.2%

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pay 75.3% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Canberra
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 DOP114.10	$2.59 A$4.05	+35.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 DOP192.89	$5.39 A$8.44	+67.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 DOP294.35	$6.59 A$10.32	+34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 DOP141.96	$4.63 A$7.25	+95.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.89 DOP173.17	$4.12 A$6.45	+42.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 DOP82.31	$1.62 A$2.53	+17.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.22	$1.34 A$2.10	+279.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 DOP81.00	$1.57 A$2.45	+16.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 DOP47.55	$2.46 A$3.86	+210.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 DOP58.99	$1.25 A$1.95	+26.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP65.31	$1.11 A$1.74	+2.1%
Average			+75.3%

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pay 12.2% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Canberra
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80 DOP287.75	$5.07 A$7.94	+5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.54 DOP4,947.32	$118.63 A$185.68	+43.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,062.96 DOP1,682,088.84	$29,276.08 A$45,825.21	+4.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.61 DOP1,115.51	$17.66 A$27.65	-5.1%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Canberra
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.28 DOP2,534.13	$65.39 A$102.35	+54.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$732.50 DOP43,905.81	$1,783.31 A$2,791.37	+143.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.15 DOP24,644.28	$1,413.05 A$2,211.81	+243.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.16 DOP3,965.84	$183.02 A$286.48	+176.6%
Average			+154.6%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Canberra
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.79 DOP21,685.75	$1,847.17 A$2,891.33	+410.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.69 DOP370,229.54	$14,503.36 A$22,701.80	+134.8%
Average			+272.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Canberra
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 DOP148.42	$7.25 A$11.35	+192.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 DOP154.60	$3.68 A$5.76	+42.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 DOP272.10	$26.36 A$41.26	+480.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.94 DOP2,693.54	$65.69 A$102.82	+46.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 DOP383.42	$14.33 A$22.44	+124.1%
Average			+177.3%

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pay 28.6% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Canberra
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.44 DOP3,982.59	$86.77 A$135.82	+30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.74 DOP3,401.28	$72.18 A$112.98	+27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.17 DOP6,184.15	$119.51 A$187.07	+15.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.66 DOP6,572.87	$154.17 A$241.33	+40.6%
Average			+28.6%

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