Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 85.1% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP582.72
|
$20.24
NOK217.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP401.63
|
$11.78
NOK126.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP52.52
|
$3.45
NOK37.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.21
|
$2.55
NOK27.40
|
|
pay 72.6% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP124.63
|
$3.14
NOK33.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP201.14
|
$5.91
NOK63.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP284.31
|
$7.79
NOK83.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP122.38
|
$4.26
NOK45.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP158.82
|
$6.46
NOK69.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP76.23
|
$1.40
NOK15.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.21
|
$0.94
NOK10.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP73.45
|
$1.28
NOK13.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.33
|
$2.18
NOK23.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.29
|
$0.92
NOK9.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP64.42
|
$0.99
NOK10.58
|
|
pay 16.6% more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP288.66
|
$7.81
NOK83.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,020.43
|
$81.89
NOK879.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,706,947.13
|
$35,359.77
NOK379,786.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,285.23
|
$20.47
NOK219.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,615.65
|
$43.36
NOK465.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP49,395.48
|
$1,411.21
NOK15,157.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,281.21
|
$1,117.59
NOK12,003.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,318.16
|
$126.44
NOK1,358.09
|
|
pay 21.9% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,198.49
|
$306.02
NOK3,286.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP385,621.35
|
$11,250.65
NOK120,839.34
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP150.61
|
$10.24
NOK109.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP145.09
|
$4.30
NOK46.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP251.02
|
$14.42
NOK154.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,157.53
|
$45.65
NOK490.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP376.53
|
$15.12
NOK162.41
|
|
pay 15.8% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Oslo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,476.65
|
$85.18
NOK914.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,388.79
|
$44.69
NOK480.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,585.23
|
$99.86
NOK1,072.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,647.99
|
$134.93
NOK1,449.19
|
|
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