Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Comoros

Moroni vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Moroni is 22.9% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% less in Moroni
Groceries: pay 52.9% more in Moroni
Transportation: pay 29.1% more in Moroni
Housing: pay 33.0% more in Moroni
Childcare: pay 73.3% more in Moroni
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.9% less in Moroni
Clothing: pay 10.2% more in Moroni

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

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Moroni vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.2% less for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Moroni
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$6.16 KMF2,710	-38.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$7.96 KMF3,503	+5.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$1.00 KMF438	-4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$0.64 KMF283	+13.0%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 52.9% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Moroni
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$0.57 KMF250	-62.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$3.85 KMF1,695	+6.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$16.30 KMF7,174	+214.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$5.02 KMF2,207	+114.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$2.29 KMF1,006	+57.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$1.87 KMF822	+124.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$2.04 KMF898	+123.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$1.40 KMF617	+40.1%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 29.1% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Moroni
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$11.40 KMF5,017	+112.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	$32.19 KMF14,165	+76.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$19,057.90 KMF8M	-17.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	$8.56 KMF3,768	-59.6%
Average			+29.1%

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pay 33.0% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Moroni
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$73.74 KMF32,446	+103.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$727.83 KMF320K	+0.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$604.66 KMF266K	+72.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$85.63 KMF37,676	+20.7%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 73.3% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Moroni
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	$398.63 KMF175K	+58.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	$14,067.24 KMF6M	+90.1%
Average			+73.3%

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pay 32.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Moroni
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$1.04 KMF458	-58.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$1.76 KMF774	-22.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	$6.51 KMF2,862	-12.8%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Moroni
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$60.47 KMF26,605	+32.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$60.47 KMF26,605	+29.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$109.73 KMF48,283	+26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$85.10 KMF37,444	-31.6%
Average			+10.2%

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