Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Cyprus

Nicosia vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Nicosia is 49.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 52.2% more in Nicosia
Groceries: pay 37.5% more in Nicosia
Transportation: pay 50.8% more in Nicosia
Housing: pay 52.9% more in Nicosia
Childcare: pay 59.8% more in Nicosia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.0% more in Nicosia
Clothing: pay 29.9% more in Nicosia

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Nicosia are more expensive than in Santo Domingo.

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Nicosia vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.2% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Nicosia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$16.80 €14.95	+68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$8.96 €7.97	+18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$2.30 €2.05	+121.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$0.89 €0.79	+56.5%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 37.5% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Nicosia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$1.96 €1.74	+29.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$6.56 €5.84	+81.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$6.95 €6.19	+34.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$4.77 €4.25	+104.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	$4.06 €3.62	+60.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$1.55 €1.38	+7.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$0.95 €0.84	+158.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$1.14 €1.01	-7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$1.58 €1.40	+89.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.85 €0.76	-6.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.71 €0.63	-28.8%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 50.8% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Nicosia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$6.73 €5.99	+25.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	$44.79 €39.86	+145.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$32,920.23 €29,300.19	+41.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	$21.86 €19.45	+3.0%
Average			+50.8%

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pay 52.9% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Nicosia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$33.22 €29.57	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$784.43 €698.17	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$696.72 €620.11	+99.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$158.82 €141.36	+124.0%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 59.8% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Nicosia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	$513.33 €456.88	+103.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	$9,282.61 €8,261.86	+25.4%
Average			+59.8%

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pay 73.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Nicosia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$4.48 €3.99	+80.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$3.65 €3.25	+60.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	$5.60 €4.98	+5.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	$74.03 €65.89	+149.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	$11.20 €9.97	+50.1%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 29.9% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Nicosia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$102.69 €91.40	+124.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$54.75 €48.73	+17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$100.22 €89.20	+15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$116.92 €104.07	-6.0%
Average			+29.9%

Santo Domingo vs. Nicosia - Cost of clothing

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