Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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South Africa

Pretoria vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 1.0% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% less in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 17.4% less in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 82.5% more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 5.2% less in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 4.5% more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8% less in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 13.6% less in Pretoria

The cost of transportation and childcare in Pretoria are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Expenses including groceries, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Pretoria. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Pretoria.

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Pretoria vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.2% less for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$9.01 ZAR148.66	-9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$5.41 ZAR89.20	-28.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$1.06 ZAR17.48	+1.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$0.85 ZAR14.04	+49.4%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 17.4% less for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$1.10 ZAR18.21	-27.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$4.18 ZAR68.94	+15.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$4.45 ZAR73.36	-14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$2.47 ZAR40.74	+5.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	$2.23 ZAR36.86	-11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$0.79 ZAR13.10	-45.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$0.74 ZAR12.22	+102.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$0.79 ZAR13.11	-35.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$0.72 ZAR11.92	-13.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.50 ZAR8.18	-45.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.54 ZAR8.93	-45.8%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 82.5% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$5.75 ZAR94.81	+6.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	+873.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+52.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	$6.55 ZAR108.03	-69.1%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 5.2% less for housing

	Santo Domingo	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$36.83 ZAR607.50	+1.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	+15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	+62.9%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 4.5% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	+3.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	+5.7%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 3.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$2.55 ZAR42.12	+2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$2.25 ZAR37.17	-0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	$3.25 ZAR53.60	-38.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	$31.49 ZAR519.46	+6.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	$7.21 ZAR118.93	-3.4%
Average			-3.8%

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pay 13.6% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$53.03 ZAR874.71	+15.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$32.00 ZAR527.89	-31.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	+5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	-33.4%
Average			-13.6%

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