Cost of living comparison
Paris is 2.1 times more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Paris instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP604.50
|
$19.49
€17.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP416.65
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP54.48
|
$3.72
€3.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP33.42
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
|
pay 90.3% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP129.29
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP208.66
|
$11.66
€10.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP294.93
|
$5.86
€5.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP126.96
|
$4.70
€4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP164.76
|
$7.05
€6.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP79.08
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.97
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP76.19
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP43.91
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP50.10
|
$1.09
€1.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP66.83
|
$1.17
€1.07
|
|
pay 20.4% more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP299.45
|
$7.76
€7.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,208.10
|
$92.05
€84.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,770,753.91
|
$32,489.61
€29,882.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,333.27
|
$23.63
€21.73
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,713.42
|
$32.31
€29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP51,241.92
|
$1,462.11
€1,344.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP25,188.86
|
$1,074.44
€988.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,404.81
|
$171.90
€158.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP25,103.04
|
$829.69
€763.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP400,036.12
|
$16,485.47
€15,162.51
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP156.24
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP150.51
|
$4.52
€4.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP260.40
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,238.18
|
$41.22
€37.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP390.61
|
$14.08
€12.95
|
|
pay 30.8% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,606.61
|
$102.11
€93.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,515.47
|
$44.38
€40.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,794.01
|
$110.05
€101.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,859.11
|
$156.00
€143.48
|
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