Cost of living comparison
Seoul is 34.6% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Seoul instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 32.4% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP556.55
|
$6.84
₩9,374
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP424.43
|
$6.08
₩8,332
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.96
|
$1.56
₩2,144
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.30
|
$0.82
₩1,121
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.92
|
$3.17
₩4,350
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.76
|
$5.72
₩7,837
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP285.78
|
$8.47
₩11,614
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP116.01
|
$3.83
₩5,254
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP161.35
|
$4.85
₩6,652
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.63
|
$2.90
₩3,970
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.66
|
$1.67
₩2,285
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.38
|
$2.82
₩3,860
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.73
|
$2.77
₩3,791
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.88
|
$1.68
₩2,308
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.89
|
$1.38
₩1,889
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP286.66
|
$5.41
₩7,415
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,305.35
|
$41.78
₩57,284
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,962,977.97
|
$31,904.23
₩43,743,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,323.56
|
$8.96
₩12,290
|
|
pay 9.9% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,959.20
|
$21.92
₩30,048
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,383.12
|
$768.77
₩1,054,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,533.58
|
$592.83
₩812,836
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,296.76
|
$138.80
₩190,303
|
|
pay 56.0% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,853.07
|
$384.99
₩527,856
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP463,333.54
|
$18,449.76
₩25,296,465
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP159.16
|
$3.80
₩5,208
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.97
|
$3.92
₩5,381
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP265.27
|
$3.42
₩4,687
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,651.35
|
$52.16
₩71,520
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP344.85
|
$10.63
₩14,581
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Seoul
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,548.69
|
$60.78
₩83,330
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,626.15
|
$43.57
₩59,744
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,896.95
|
$72.02
₩98,740
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,034.83
|
$114.47
₩156,946
|
|
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