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Rome vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Rome is 34.7% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 69.7% more in Rome
Groceries: pay 32.2% more in Rome
Transportation: pay 4.5% less in Rome
Housing: pay 67.3% more in Rome
Childcare: pay 55.2% more in Rome
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.9% more in Rome
Clothing: pay 19.8% less in Rome

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

Rome vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.7% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Rome
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 DOP643.20	$16.08 €14.78	+57.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.60 DOP414.97	$10.72 €9.86	+62.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 DOP66.02	$2.23 €2.06	+112.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 DOP48.10	$1.12 €1.03	+46.7%
Average			+69.7%

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pay 32.2% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Rome
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 DOP119.63	$1.78 €1.64	-6.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 DOP202.24	$7.00 €6.44	+117.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 DOP308.62	$6.20 €5.70	+26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 DOP148.84	$3.76 €3.46	+58.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.89 DOP181.56	$4.89 €4.50	+69.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 DOP86.30	$1.07 €0.99	-21.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP22.25	$0.92 €0.85	+160.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 DOP84.93	$0.89 €0.82	-34.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 DOP49.85	$1.09 €1.01	+37.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 DOP61.84	$0.73 €0.67	-25.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP68.48	$0.78 €0.72	-28.0%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 4.5% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Rome
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80 DOP301.70	$7.15 €6.57	+48.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.54 DOP5,187.14	$37.51 €34.50	-54.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,062.96 DOP1,763,625.91	$26,794.08 €24,639.38	-4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.61 DOP1,169.58	$17.15 €15.77	-7.9%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 67.3% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Rome
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.28 DOP2,656.97	$29.46 €27.09	-30.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$732.50 DOP46,034.09	$1,180.31 €1,085.40	+61.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.15 DOP25,838.87	$763.10 €701.73	+85.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.16 DOP4,158.08	$167.26 €153.81	+152.8%
Average			+67.3%

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pay 55.2% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Rome
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.79 DOP22,736.94	$508.83 €467.91	+40.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.69 DOP388,175.94	$10,490.67 €9,647.04	+69.8%
Average			+55.2%

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pay 42.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Rome
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 DOP155.61	$5.36 €4.93	+116.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 DOP162.10	$1.53 €1.40	-40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 DOP285.29	$6.43 €5.91	+41.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.94 DOP2,824.11	$58.31 €53.63	+29.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 DOP402.00	$10.72 €9.86	+67.5%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 19.8% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Rome
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.44 DOP4,175.64	$65.43 €60.17	-1.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.74 DOP3,566.16	$30.74 €28.26	-45.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.17 DOP6,483.92	$77.17 €70.96	-25.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.66 DOP6,891.48	$102.32 €94.09	-6.7%
Average			-19.8%

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