Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 2.3 times more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP590.97
|
$26.58
A$39.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP407.32
|
$9.97
A$14.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP53.27
|
$2.84
A$4.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.67
|
$2.31
A$3.45
|
|
pay 82.1% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP126.39
|
$2.60
A$3.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP203.99
|
$5.54
A$8.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP288.33
|
$6.63
A$9.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP124.11
|
$4.55
A$6.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP161.07
|
$4.00
A$5.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP77.31
|
$1.59
A$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.50
|
$1.29
A$1.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP74.49
|
$1.56
A$2.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.93
|
$2.65
A$3.97
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.98
|
$1.19
A$1.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.34
|
$1.06
A$1.58
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP292.74
|
$5.17
A$7.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,091.52
|
$113.84
A$170.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,731,115.30
|
$29,523.01
A$44,182.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,303.43
|
$17.81
A$26.66
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,652.68
|
$69.35
A$103.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,094.86
|
$1,797.26
A$2,689.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,625.00
|
$1,415.42
A$2,118.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,350.98
|
$191.07
A$285.94
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,541.11
|
$1,814.59
A$2,715.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP391,081.25
|
$14,626.48
A$21,889.38
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP152.75
|
$7.31
A$10.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP147.14
|
$3.74
A$5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP254.58
|
$26.58
A$39.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,188.08
|
$67.03
A$100.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP381.86
|
$14.95
A$22.38
|
|
pay 53.1% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,525.87
|
$92.73
A$138.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,436.77
|
$83.64
A$125.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,664.31
|
$129.37
A$193.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,727.96
|
$172.79
A$258.59
|
|
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