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Kingston vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 25.0% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 14.1% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 83.3% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 27.8% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 52.0% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 29.5% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.1% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 40.7% less in Kingston

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

Kingston vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.1% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 DOP514.03	$7.50 JMD1,199.24	-6.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 DOP462.63	$8.13 JMD1,299.18	+12.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP62.11	$1.28 JMD205.33	+32.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 DOP40.09	$0.75 JMD119.54	+19.1%
Average			+14.1%

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pay 83.3% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 DOP95.54	$3.66 JMD585.05	+144.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 DOP233.41	$5.66 JMD905.12	+54.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 DOP319.11	$15.29 JMD2,444.52	+206.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 DOP152.75	$3.51 JMD561.65	+46.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 DOP157.83	$2.84 JMD453.31	+14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DOP91.05	$2.72 JMD435.22	+90.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 DOP24.55	$1.39 JMD221.97	+261.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DOP80.88	$1.91 JMD305.17	+50.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP52.70	$1.37 JMD218.74	+65.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP64.53	$0.93 JMD149.21	-7.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP64.21	$0.89 JMD142.62	-11.3%
Average			+83.3%

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pay 27.8% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 DOP299.77	$4.78 JMD763.48	+1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.35 DOP2,257.27	$48.93 JMD7,821.16	+38.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,626.22 DOP1,891,634.45	$42,823.81 JMD6,845,684.90	+44.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.61 DOP1,315.92	$26.10 JMD4,172.37	+26.6%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 52.0% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.89 DOP2,227.93	$51.15 JMD8,177.32	+46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$642.68 DOP41,034.83	$919.69 JMD147,018.44	+43.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.05 DOP21,520.55	$457.93 JMD73,203.86	+35.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.45 DOP4,370.31	$124.70 JMD19,933.51	+82.2%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 29.5% less for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.42 DOP14,392.87	$229.23 JMD36,643.57	+1.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,865.34 DOP502,202.26	$3,094.57 JMD494,688.18	-60.7%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 68.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.42 DOP154.21	$2.50 JMD399.75	+3.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 DOP150.56	$4.55 JMD728.11	+93.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 DOP359.82	$8.75 JMD1,399.12	+55.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.17 DOP2,117.81	$68.77 JMD10,993.07	+107.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.25 DOP462.63	$13.13 JMD2,098.68	+81.2%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 40.7% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.49 DOP3,734.44	$23.44 JMD3,747.64	-59.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.04 DOP3,067.05	$25.53 JMD4,080.76	-46.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.54 DOP5,589.45	$70.85 JMD11,326.19	-19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.75 DOP7,709.61	$76.06 JMD12,159.00	-37.0%
Average			-40.7%

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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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