Cost of living comparison
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San Juan vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary
San Juan is 89.0% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
San Juan vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in San Juan instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 67.7% more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.95
DOP602.98
|
$19.13
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
DOP457.26
|
$9.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
DOP63.09
|
$1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
DOP34.55
|
$1.48
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. San Juan - Cost of restaurants
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
DOP91.79
|
$3.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
DOP219.52
|
$6.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
DOP314.32
|
$8.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.34
DOP141.79
|
$7.41
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.53
DOP153.24
|
$4.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
DOP87.77
|
$2.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
DOP22.22
|
$1.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
DOP74.88
|
$2.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP50.41
|
$2.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
DOP55.39
|
$1.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
DOP60.63
|
$1.79
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. San Juan - Cost of groceries
pay 21.5% more for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.38
DOP325.89
|
$4.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$18.24
DOP1,105.46
|
$30.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,212.79
DOP1M
|
$40,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.22
DOP1,286.36
|
$14.50
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. San Juan - Cost of transportation
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.30
DOP2,200.21
|
$69.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$721.96
DOP43,758.96
|
$1,813.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.20
DOP21,226.00
|
$834.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.91
DOP4,298.15
|
$245.59
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. San Juan - Cost of housing
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.26
DOP15,289.87
|
$821.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,399.96
DOP449K
|
$12,527.31
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. San Juan - Cost of childcare
pay 45.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
DOP150.75
|
$3.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP137.77
|
$3.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.32
DOP322.59
|
$12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
DOP1,796.38
|
$40.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.46
DOP452.24
|
$10.50
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. San Juan - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 16.5% more for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
San Juan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.80
DOP2,776.26
|
$56.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.66
DOP2,828.27
|
$61.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.04
DOP5,275.45
|
$108.75
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.34
DOP7,536.42
|
$113.75
|
|
Santo Domingo vs. San Juan - Cost of clothing
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