Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Lesotho

Maseru vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Maseru is 53.0% cheaper than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% more in Maseru
Groceries: pay 8.7% less in Maseru
Transportation: pay 5.6% less in Maseru
Housing: pay 83.9% less in Maseru
Childcare: pay 81.8% less in Maseru
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% less in Maseru
Clothing: pay 14.7% more in Maseru

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

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Maseru vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Maseru
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$9.01 LSL148.38	-9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$8.41 LSL138.49	+11.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$1.07 LSL17.56	+2.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$0.84 LSL13.85	+47.6%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 8.7% less for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Maseru
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$0.83 LSL13.60	-45.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$3.30 LSL54.39	-8.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$4.38 LSL72.07	-15.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$1.54 LSL25.32	-34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	$2.79 LSL45.98	+10.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$0.85 LSL14.02	-41.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$1.02 LSL16.71	+176.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$1.23 LSL20.19	-0.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$1.09 LSL17.95	+31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.71 LSL11.66	-22.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.73 LSL12.00	-27.1%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 5.6% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Maseru
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$4.98 LSL81.93	-7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	$30.04 LSL494.60	+64.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$21,030.86 LSL346K	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	$6.01 LSL98.92	-71.7%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 83.9% less for housing

	Santo Domingo	Maseru
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$38.30 LSL630.53	+5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$93.14 LSL1,533.25	-87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$55.58 LSL915.01	-84.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	??
Average			-83.9%

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pay 81.8% less for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Maseru
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	$52.06 LSL857.06	-79.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	$1,181.73 LSL19,454.17	-84.0%
Average			-81.8%

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pay 18.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Maseru
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$1.80 LSL29.68	-27.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$2.00 LSL32.97	-11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	$5.11 LSL84.08	-4.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	$23.03 LSL379.19	-22.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	??
Average			-18.9%

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pay 14.7% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Maseru
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$46.07 LSL758.38	+0.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$55.58 LSL915.01	+19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$104.15 LSL1,714.61	+19.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$150.22 LSL2,472.99	+20.8%
Average			+14.7%

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