Cost of living comparison
London is 2.6 times more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in London instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP590.97
|
$25.22
£19.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP407.32
|
$10.09
£7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP53.27
|
$2.54
£2.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.67
|
$2.08
£1.65
|
|
pay 40.2% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP126.39
|
$1.96
£1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP203.99
|
$4.74
£3.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP288.33
|
$6.34
£5.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP124.11
|
$3.99
£3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP161.07
|
$4.28
£3.38
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP77.31
|
$1.47
£1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.50
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP74.49
|
$1.48
£1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.93
|
$1.76
£1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.98
|
$0.73
£0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.34
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
pay 67.6% more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP292.74
|
$7.20
£5.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,091.52
|
$252.24
£199.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,731,115.30
|
$34,406.00
£27,200.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,303.43
|
$25.33
£20.02
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,652.68
|
$39.12
£30.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,094.86
|
$2,697.16
£2,132.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,625.00
|
$2,027.26
£1,602.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,350.98
|
$284.51
£224.92
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,541.11
|
$2,321.07
£1,834.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP391,081.25
|
$25,293.41
£19,996.36
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP152.75
|
$8.20
£6.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP147.14
|
$4.56
£3.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP254.58
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,188.08
|
$58.95
£46.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP381.86
|
$18.92
£14.96
|
|
pay 25.6% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,525.87
|
$103.07
£81.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,436.77
|
$49.65
£39.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,664.31
|
$112.31
£88.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,727.96
|
$123.32
£97.49
|
|
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