Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 3.1% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP604.50
|
$9.92
RUB944.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP416.65
|
$4.92
RUB468.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP54.48
|
$1.10
RUB105.16
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP33.42
|
$0.60
RUB57.09
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP129.29
|
$0.63
RUB60.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP208.66
|
$4.72
RUB448.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP294.93
|
$3.62
RUB344.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP126.96
|
$1.74
RUB165.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP164.76
|
$2.18
RUB207.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP79.08
|
$0.64
RUB60.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.97
|
$0.69
RUB65.27
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP76.19
|
$0.79
RUB75.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP43.91
|
$1.56
RUB148.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP50.10
|
$0.19
RUB18.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP66.83
|
$0.20
RUB19.32
|
|
pay 45.2% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP299.45
|
$2.31
RUB220.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,208.10
|
$29.87
RUB2,842.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,770,753.91
|
$32,820.00
RUB3,123,496.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,333.27
|
$5.69
RUB541.41
|
|
pay 18.2% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,713.42
|
$6.03
RUB573.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP51,241.92
|
$881.83
RUB83,924.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP25,188.86
|
$532.09
RUB50,639.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,404.81
|
$90.54
RUB8,616.94
|
|
pay 45.6% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP25,103.04
|
$484.25
RUB46,086.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP400,036.12
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,099,581.54
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP156.24
|
$3.28
RUB312.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP150.51
|
$2.63
RUB250.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP260.40
|
$2.52
RUB239.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,238.18
|
$32.93
RUB3,133.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP390.61
|
$5.47
RUB520.58
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,606.61
|
$98.68
RUB9,391.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,515.47
|
$46.53
RUB4,427.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,794.01
|
$117.96
RUB11,226.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,859.11
|
$114.14
RUB10,863.01
|
|
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