Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 7.5% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 13.1% more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 34.4% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 58.4% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% less in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 4.4% more in Kingstown

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

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Kingstown vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.1% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$6.48 EC$17.50	-34.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$10.55 EC$28.50	+39.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$2.34 EC$6.33	+125.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$1.85 EC$5.00	+224.6%
Average			+13.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$2.13 EC$5.76	+40.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$6.47 EC$17.49	+78.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$12.14 EC$32.81	+134.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$4.49 EC$12.13	+91.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	$1.80 EC$4.86	-28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$4.32 EC$11.67	+198.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$1.60 EC$4.31	+335.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$4.37 EC$11.80	+253.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$2.65 EC$7.18	+219.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$1.75 EC$4.72	+91.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$1.75 EC$4.72	+74.7%
Average			+112.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$11.87 EC$32.09	+120.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	$49.95 EC$135.00	+173.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$37,927.14 EC$102K	+63.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	$25.90 EC$70.00	+22.0%
Average			+100.7%

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pay 34.4% less for housing

	Santo Domingo	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$51.80 EC$140.00	+42.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$283.68 EC$766.67	-60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$323.77 EC$875.00	-7.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$56.59 EC$152.94	-20.2%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 58.4% less for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	$104.84 EC$283.33	-58.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	??
Average			-58.4%

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pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$1.67 EC$4.50	-33.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$4.07 EC$11.00	+79.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	$4.07 EC$11.00	-23.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	$32.38 EC$87.50	+9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	$4.63 EC$12.50	-38.0%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 4.4% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$64.75 EC$175.00	+41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$61.98 EC$167.50	+32.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$74.00 EC$200.00	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$92.51 EC$250.00	-25.6%
Average			+4.4%

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