Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 89.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP590.97
|
$21.59
ISK2,996
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP407.32
|
$17.27
ISK2,397
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP53.27
|
$2.90
ISK403
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.67
|
$2.07
ISK288
|
|
pay 99.3% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP126.39
|
$3.68
ISK511
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP203.99
|
$7.66
ISK1,063
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP288.33
|
$6.16
ISK855
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP124.11
|
$5.91
ISK820
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP161.07
|
$8.87
ISK1,231
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP77.31
|
$1.53
ISK212
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.50
|
$0.97
ISK134
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP74.49
|
$1.26
ISK175
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.93
|
$2.23
ISK309
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.98
|
$1.42
ISK196
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.34
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP292.74
|
$8.57
ISK1,190
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,091.52
|
$66.92
ISK9,287
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,731,115.30
|
$41,660.67
ISK5,781,668
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,303.43
|
$23.30
ISK3,233
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,652.68
|
$68.45
ISK9,499
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,094.86
|
$1,864.13
ISK258,704
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,625.00
|
$1,666.20
ISK231,235
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,350.98
|
$64.43
ISK8,942
|
|
pay 25.9% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,541.11
|
$240.37
ISK33,358
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP391,081.25
|
$5,984.07
ISK830,470
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP152.75
|
$10.79
ISK1,498
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP147.14
|
$5.09
ISK706
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP254.58
|
$11.87
ISK1,648
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,188.08
|
$65.50
ISK9,090
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP381.86
|
$14.39
ISK1,997
|
|
pay 44.2% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,525.87
|
$103.94
ISK14,425
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,436.77
|
$43.50
ISK6,036
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,664.31
|
$141.47
ISK19,634
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,727.96
|
$174.65
ISK24,238
|
|
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