Cost of living comparison
Paris is 88.9% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Paris instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
$542.81
|
$16.49
€15.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
$413.95
|
$10.99
€10.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$42.87
|
$3.30
€3.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$27.60
|
$2.70
€2.46
|
|
pay 88.2% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Paris
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
$125.73
|
$2.28
€2.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
$200.68
|
$9.69
€8.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
$278.72
|
$4.75
€4.34
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
$113.15
|
$3.71
€3.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
$157.37
|
$6.40
€5.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
$75.71
|
$1.63
€1.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$16.25
|
$1.05
€0.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
$70.60
|
$1.49
€1.36
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$35.82
|
$1.87
€1.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
$38.90
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
$61.33
|
$1.15
€1.05
|
|
pay 8.8% more for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
$279.59
|
$8.20
€7.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
$5,174.36
|
$92.35
€84.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
$1,914,512.12
|
$24,187.89
€22,096.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
$1,290.89
|
$21.89
€20.00
|
|
pay 67.3% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
$2,886.14
|
$32.60
€29.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
$52,065.09
|
$1,438.32
€1,313.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
$26,853.78
|
$1,037.88
€948.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
$4,190.68
|
$169.67
€155.00
|
|
pay 99.9% more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
$27,165.37
|
$830.08
€758.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
$451,893.85
|
$18,062.39
€16,500.89
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
$155.23
|
$7.69
€7.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
$128.71
|
$4.19
€3.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
$258.72
|
$11.54
€10.55
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
$2,585.88
|
$39.26
€35.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
$336.33
|
$13.19
€12.05
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Paris
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
$3,461.07
|
$110.46
€100.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
$2,561.31
|
$41.99
€38.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
$6,726.66
|
$101.08
€92.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
$5,885.83
|
$143.22
€130.84
|
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