Cost of living comparison
Castries is 9.1% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Castries instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 41.5% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP556.55
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP424.43
|
$10.01
EC$27.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.96
|
$1.12
EC$3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.30
|
$0.99
EC$2.67
|
|
pay 83.0% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.92
|
$0.82
EC$2.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.76
|
$4.20
EC$11.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP285.78
|
$10.66
EC$28.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP116.01
|
$3.19
EC$8.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP161.35
|
$4.76
EC$12.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.63
|
$3.47
EC$9.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.66
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.38
|
$2.01
EC$5.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.73
|
$2.36
EC$6.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.88
|
$1.12
EC$3.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.89
|
$0.62
EC$1.67
|
|
pay 1.2% more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP286.66
|
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,305.35
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,962,977.97
|
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,323.56
|
?? | |
pay 17.2% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,959.20
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,383.12
|
$417.20
EC$1,127.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,533.58
|
$268.27
EC$725.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,296.76
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,853.07
|
$169.59
EC$458.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP463,333.54
|
$1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP159.16
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.97
|
$2.50
EC$6.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP265.27
|
$4.81
EC$13.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,651.35
|
$43.01
EC$116.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP344.85
|
$7.59
EC$20.50
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Castries
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,548.69
|
$61.52
EC$166.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,626.15
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,896.95
|
$124.88
EC$337.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,034.83
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
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