Cost of living comparison
Rome is 38.3% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Rome instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
$563.14
|
$19.79
€18.23
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
$429.46
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$44.48
|
$2.26
€2.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$28.63
|
$1.21
€1.11
|
|
pay 55.4% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
$130.44
|
$1.78
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
$208.20
|
$8.48
€7.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
$289.17
|
$6.93
€6.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
$117.38
|
$3.56
€3.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
$163.26
|
$4.84
€4.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
$78.55
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$16.86
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
$73.24
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.17
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
$40.36
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
$63.63
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
pay 13.3% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
$290.06
|
$7.67
€7.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
$5,368.19
|
$38.48
€35.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
$1,986,229.89
|
$27,486.24
€25,313.45
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
$1,339.24
|
$15.39
€14.18
|
|
pay 46.3% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
$2,994.26
|
$30.43
€28.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
$54,015.45
|
$1,171.91
€1,079.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
$27,859.72
|
$773.95
€712.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
$4,347.66
|
$173.31
€159.61
|
|
pay 10.2% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
$28,182.99
|
$531.12
€489.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
$468,821.83
|
$8,734.44
€8,043.98
|
|
pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
$161.05
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
$133.53
|
$1.67
€1.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
$268.41
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
$2,682.75
|
$56.27
€51.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
$348.93
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
$3,590.72
|
$85.59
€78.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
$2,657.25
|
$36.33
€33.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
$6,978.65
|
$97.35
€89.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
$6,106.31
|
$123.90
€114.11
|
|
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