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Damascus vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Damascus is 21.1% cheaper than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% more in Damascus
Groceries: pay 33.3% less in Damascus
Transportation: pay 16.3% more in Damascus
Housing: pay 2.4% more in Damascus
Childcare: pay 78.2% less in Damascus
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.6% less in Damascus
Clothing: pay 26.6% less in Damascus

The cost of transportation, restaurants, and housing in Damascus are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Damascus.

Damascus vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.4% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Damascus
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 DOP514.03	$8.00 SYP104,016	-0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 DOP462.63	$6.00 SYP78,012	-17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP62.11	$1.37 SYP17,769	+40.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 DOP40.09	$0.82 SYP10,683	+30.8%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 33.3% less for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Damascus
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 DOP95.54	$0.50 SYP6,447	-66.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 DOP233.41	$1.61 SYP20,885	-56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 DOP319.11	$3.76 SYP48,876	-24.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 DOP152.75	$1.91 SYP24,801	-20.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 DOP157.83	$3.25 SYP42,227	+31.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DOP91.05	$0.45 SYP5,857	-68.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 DOP24.55	$0.76 SYP9,879	+97.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DOP80.88	$0.49 SYP6,389	-61.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP52.70	$0.34 SYP4,423	-58.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP64.53	$0.32 SYP4,162	-68.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP64.21	$0.30 SYP3,890	-70.2%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 16.3% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Damascus
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 DOP299.77	$15.62 SYP203,114	+232.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.35 DOP2,257.27	$17.00 SYP221,034	-51.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,626.22 DOP1,891,634.45	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-49.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.61 DOP1,315.92	$7.00 SYP91,014	-66.0%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 2.4% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Damascus
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.89 DOP2,227.93	$55.00 SYP715,110	+57.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$642.68 DOP41,034.83	$243.84 SYP3,170,438	-62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.05 DOP21,520.55	$176.43 SYP2,293,994	-47.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.45 DOP4,370.31	$110.88 SYP1,441,692	+62.0%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 78.2% less for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Damascus
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.42 DOP14,392.87	$49.17 SYP639,265	-78.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,865.34 DOP502,202.26	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-78.3%
Average			-78.2%

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pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Damascus
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.42 DOP154.21	$1.60 SYP20,803	-33.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 DOP150.56	$1.93 SYP25,137	-18.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 DOP359.82	$3.00 SYP39,006	-46.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.17 DOP2,117.81	$16.25 SYP211,282	-51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.25 DOP462.63	$3.00 SYP39,006	-58.6%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 26.6% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Damascus
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.49 DOP3,734.44	$44.25 SYP575,338	-24.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.04 DOP3,067.05	$41.25 SYP536,332	-14.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.54 DOP5,589.45	$57.50 SYP747,615	-34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.75 DOP7,709.61	$80.00 SYP1,040,160	-33.7%
Average			-26.6%

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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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