Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 2.1 times more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP582.72
|
$21.06
€19.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP401.63
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.52
|
$3.42
€3.15
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.21
|
$3.33
€3.06
|
|
pay 56.1% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP124.63
|
$2.95
€2.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP201.14
|
$8.08
€7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP284.31
|
$5.49
€5.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP122.38
|
$3.92
€3.61
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP158.82
|
$5.50
€5.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP76.23
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.21
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP73.45
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.33
|
$1.99
€1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.29
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.42
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 18.8% more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP288.66
|
$6.17
€5.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,020.43
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,706,947.13
|
$27,583.68
€25,353.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,285.23
|
$30.32
€27.87
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,615.65
|
$51.70
€47.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP49,395.48
|
$1,876.48
€1,724.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,281.21
|
$1,454.17
€1,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,318.16
|
$175.23
€161.07
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,198.49
|
$1,174.85
€1,079.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP385,621.35
|
$18,971.77
€17,437.90
|
|
pay 69.7% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP150.61
|
$6.50
€5.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP145.09
|
$3.85
€3.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP251.02
|
$5.96
€5.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,157.53
|
$38.16
€35.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP376.53
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,476.65
|
$61.37
€56.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,388.79
|
$33.16
€30.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,585.23
|
$86.13
€79.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,647.99
|
$96.05
€88.29
|
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