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Moscow vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 6.6% cheaper than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 22.6% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 44.7% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 4.8% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 48.8% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Moscow

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

Moscow vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.9% less for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 DOP629.95	$9.19 RUB941.58	-10.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.60 DOP406.42	$5.10 RUB523.10	-22.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 DOP64.66	$1.07 RUB109.89	+2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 DOP47.11	$0.49 RUB49.73	-36.6%
Average			-16.9%

Santo Domingo vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.6% less for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 DOP117.17	$0.62 RUB63.40	-67.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 DOP198.08	$4.41 RUB451.57	+36.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 DOP302.26	$3.57 RUB365.56	-27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 DOP145.77	$1.52 RUB155.73	-35.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.89 DOP177.82	$1.99 RUB203.49	-31.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 DOP84.52	$0.68 RUB69.41	-50.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.79	$0.67 RUB68.40	+88.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 DOP83.18	$0.72 RUB73.33	-47.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 DOP48.83	$1.12 RUB115.14	+41.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 DOP60.57	$0.25 RUB25.54	-74.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP67.07	$0.21 RUB21.44	-80.8%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 44.7% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80 DOP295.48	$2.22 RUB227.34	-53.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.54 DOP5,080.22	$28.58 RUB2,929.37	-65.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,062.96 DOP1,727,275.18	$30,621.85 RUB3,138,606.09	+9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.61 DOP1,145.48	$5.82 RUB596.34	-68.7%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 4.8% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.28 DOP2,602.20	$6.38 RUB653.76	-84.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$732.50 DOP45,085.26	$960.52 RUB98,449.13	+31.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.15 DOP25,306.30	$583.26 RUB59,781.90	+41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.16 DOP4,072.37	$86.66 RUB8,882.22	+31.0%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 48.8% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.79 DOP22,268.30	$466.53 RUB47,817.59	+29.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.69 DOP380,175.10	$10,413.52 RUB1,067,340.38	+68.6%
Average			+48.8%

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 DOP152.41	$3.06 RUB313.86	+23.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 DOP158.76	$2.52 RUB258.74	-2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 DOP279.41	$2.45 RUB251.09	-46.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.94 DOP2,765.90	$32.34 RUB3,314.57	-28.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 DOP393.72	$5.10 RUB523.10	-20.2%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.44 DOP4,089.58	$81.16 RUB8,318.07	+22.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.74 DOP3,492.65	$42.31 RUB4,336.37	-25.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.17 DOP6,350.28	$108.95 RUB11,167.16	+5.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.66 DOP6,749.44	$101.97 RUB10,451.48	-7.0%
Average			-1.2%

Santo Domingo vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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