Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 25.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 18.5% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP582.72
|
$9.56
GYD2,000.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP401.63
|
$8.60
GYD1,800.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.52
|
$1.20
GYD250.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.21
|
$0.67
GYD140.01
|
|
pay 41.8% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP124.63
|
$1.69
GYD352.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP201.14
|
$4.95
GYD1,035.66
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP284.31
|
$13.96
GYD2,921.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP122.38
|
$2.71
GYD567.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP158.82
|
$2.62
GYD548.37
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP76.23
|
$1.79
GYD375.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.21
|
$1.02
GYD213.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP73.45
|
$1.06
GYD222.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.33
|
$1.14
GYD238.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.29
|
$0.61
GYD128.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.42
|
$0.88
GYD185.03
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP288.66
|
$3.98
GYD833.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,020.43
|
$28.68
GYD6,000.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,706,947.13
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,300,195.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,285.23
|
$29.16
GYD6,100.36
|
|
pay 12.0% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,615.65
|
$65.13
GYD13,625.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP49,395.48
|
$805.17
GYD168,441.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,281.21
|
$258.44
GYD54,065.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,318.16
|
$57.98
GYD12,130.20
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,198.49
|
$917.10
GYD191,856.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP385,621.35
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,240,352.92
|
|
pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP150.61
|
$2.27
GYD475.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP145.09
|
$4.37
GYD914.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP251.02
|
$2.20
GYD460.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,157.53
|
$35.51
GYD7,429.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP376.53
|
$6.21
GYD1,300.08
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,476.65
|
$31.76
GYD6,643.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,388.79
|
$47.01
GYD9,833.92
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,585.23
|
$62.15
GYD13,000.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,647.99
|
$62.94
GYD13,167.45
|
|
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