Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

British Virgin Islands

Road Town vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Road Town is 84.3% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% more in Road Town
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Road Town
Transportation: pay 11.2% less in Road Town
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Road Town
Childcare: pay 75.0% more in Road Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.1% more in Road Town
Clothing: pay 19.7% more in Road Town

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Road Town are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Road Town.

Planning a move to British Virgin Islands? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Road Town vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Road Town instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 45.0% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Road Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$17.50	+75.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$8.00	+6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$1.65	+58.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$0.95	+65.8%
Average			+45.0%

Santo Domingo vs. Road Town - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Road Town
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$4.57	+202.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$8.56	+65.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$5.00	+113.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$1.66	+14.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$1.49	+307.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$0.91	-26.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$2.97	+257.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$2.18	+139.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$1.78	+78.2%
Average			+101.8%

Santo Domingo vs. Road Town - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 11.2% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Road Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$4.77	-11.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	??
Average			-11.2%

Santo Domingo vs. Road Town - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Road Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$125.00	+244.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$1,666.67	+130.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$1,366.67	+290.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$124.65	+75.8%
Average			+178.9%

Santo Domingo vs. Road Town - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 75.0% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Road Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	$375.00	+48.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	$15,236.67	+105.9%
Average			+75.0%

Santo Domingo vs. Road Town - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 92.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Road Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$4.00	+60.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$4.50	+98.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	$5.25	-1.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	$120.00	+304.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	$10.00	+34.0%
Average			+92.1%

Santo Domingo vs. Road Town - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.7% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Road Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$47.50	+3.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$55.00	+17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$130.00	+49.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$140.00	+12.6%
Average			+19.7%

Santo Domingo vs. Road Town - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Santo Domingo vs. Road Town

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Road Town?

More cost comparisons

Santo Domingo vs.

London

Santo Domingo vs.

Toronto

Santo Domingo vs.

Reykjavik

Santo Domingo vs.

Vienna

Santo Domingo vs.

Quito

Santo Domingo vs.

Bangkok

Santo Domingo vs.

Warsaw

Santo Domingo vs.

Moscow

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Dominican Republic vs. British Virgin Islands. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Dominican Republic and British Virgin Islands.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Santo Domingo

Add prices for Road Town

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Road Town or Santo Domingo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.