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Castries vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 27.5% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 37.1% more in Castries
Groceries: pay 98.3% more in Castries
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Castries
Housing: pay 13.2% more in Castries
Childcare: pay 11.8% less in Castries
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% more in Castries
Clothing: pay 13.9% more in Castries

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

Castries vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.1% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 DOP512.72	$7.40 EC$20.00	-8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 DOP461.44	$7.40 EC$20.00	+2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP61.95	$1.94 EC$5.25	+99.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 DOP39.99	$0.97 EC$2.63	+54.7%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 98.3% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Castries
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 DOP95.29	$1.67 EC$4.52	+11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 DOP232.81	$5.61 EC$15.17	+53.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 DOP318.30	$8.09 EC$21.87	+61.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 DOP152.36	$4.25 EC$11.47	+77.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 DOP157.43	$4.41 EC$11.93	+78.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DOP90.81	$3.43 EC$9.27	+140.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 DOP24.49	$0.75 EC$2.04	+95.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DOP80.67	$2.86 EC$7.72	+125.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP52.57	$4.17 EC$11.27	+405.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP64.36	$1.54 EC$4.17	+52.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP64.04	$0.78 EC$2.12	-22.0%
Average			+98.3%

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 DOP299.00	$5.85 EC$15.82	+24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.35 DOP2,251.49	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	??
Average			+10.8%

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pay 13.2% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Castries
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.89 DOP2,222.22	$43.66 EC$118.00	+25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$642.68 DOP40,929.79	$589.20 EC$1,592.34	-8.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.05 DOP21,465.46	$394.69 EC$1,066.67	+17.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.45 DOP4,359.13	$81.35 EC$219.85	+18.9%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 11.8% less for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	$198.89 EC$537.50	-11.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,865.34 DOP500,916.75	??
Average			-11.8%

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pay 31.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.42 DOP153.81	$2.78 EC$7.50	+14.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 DOP150.17	$3.70 EC$10.00	+56.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 DOP358.90	$9.25 EC$25.00	+64.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.17 DOP2,112.39	$42.55 EC$115.00	+28.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.25 DOP461.44	$6.66 EC$18.00	-8.1%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 13.9% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Castries
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.49 DOP3,724.88	$78.94 EC$213.33	+35.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.04 DOP3,059.20	$52.42 EC$141.67	+9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.54 DOP5,575.14	$104.84 EC$283.33	+19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.75 DOP7,689.88	$111.01 EC$300.00	-8.1%
Average			+13.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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