Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 75.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP590.97
|
$17.10
€15.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP407.32
|
$9.80
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP53.27
|
$2.19
€2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.67
|
$1.73
€1.61
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP126.39
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP203.99
|
$4.27
€3.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP288.33
|
$4.97
€4.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP124.11
|
$3.80
€3.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP161.07
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP77.31
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.50
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP74.49
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.93
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.98
|
$0.85
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.34
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP292.74
|
$7.23
€6.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,091.52
|
$118.73
€110.76
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,731,115.30
|
$36,966.92
€34,483.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,303.43
|
$18.66
€17.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,652.68
|
$49.22
€45.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,094.86
|
$1,390.35
€1,296.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,625.00
|
$1,168.86
€1,090.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,350.98
|
$162.61
€151.68
|
|
pay 89.1% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,541.11
|
$1,101.52
€1,027.52
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP391,081.25
|
$7,468.96
€6,967.20
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP152.75
|
$6.02
€5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP147.14
|
$3.78
€3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP254.58
|
$16.48
€15.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,188.08
|
$58.33
€54.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP381.86
|
$12.21
€11.39
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,525.87
|
$84.67
€78.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,436.77
|
$40.37
€37.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,664.31
|
$91.93
€85.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,727.96
|
$90.97
€84.86
|
|
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