Cost of living comparison
Manila is 13.8% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Manila instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
$4.59
₱261.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
$3.67
₱209.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
$1.03
₱58.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
$0.46
₱26.18
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
$1.32
₱75.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
$3.43
₱195.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
$6.66
₱380.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
$1.88
₱107.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
$2.10
₱120.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
$1.31
₱74.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
$0.69
₱39.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
$1.39
₱79.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
$0.66
₱37.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
$0.88
₱50.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
$1.00
₱56.85
|
|
pay 48.2% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
$5.45
₱311.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
$12.48
₱712.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
$23,857.59
₱1,361,397.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
$2.76
₱157.61
|
|
pay 21.1% less for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
$38.58
₱2,201.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
$559.30
₱31,915.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
$299.03
₱17,063.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
$85.53
₱4,880.41
|
|
pay 21.2% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
$388.89
₱22,191.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
$12,846.39
₱733,060.23
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
$1.43
₱81.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
$3.13
₱178.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
$2.75
₱157.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
$48.28
₱2,755.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
$6.24
₱356.06
|
|
pay 35.7% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Manila
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
$38.44
₱2,193.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
$30.87
₱1,761.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
$74.18
₱4,233.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
$65.74
₱3,751.32
|
|
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