Cost of living comparison
Singapore is 2.2 times more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Singapore instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 48.9% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP590.97
|
$11.17
SGD15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP407.32
|
$7.45
SGD10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP53.27
|
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP32.67
|
$1.14
SGD1.55
|
|
pay 83.1% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP126.39
|
$2.08
SGD2.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP203.99
|
$9.16
SGD12.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP288.33
|
$10.85
SGD14.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP124.11
|
$3.33
SGD4.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP161.07
|
$4.67
SGD6.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP77.31
|
$1.91
SGD2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.50
|
$1.44
SGD1.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP74.49
|
$1.76
SGD2.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP42.93
|
$1.29
SGD1.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP48.98
|
$1.05
SGD1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP65.34
|
$1.03
SGD1.40
|
|
pay 92.9% more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP292.74
|
$8.01
SGD10.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,091.52
|
$95.32
SGD129.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,731,115.30
|
$134,045.26
SGD181,818.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,303.43
|
$9.23
SGD12.53
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,652.68
|
$35.83
SGD48.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,094.86
|
$2,750.06
SGD3,730.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP24,625.00
|
$2,019.11
SGD2,738.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,350.98
|
$116.07
SGD157.44
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,541.11
|
$1,111.44
SGD1,507.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP391,081.25
|
$27,905.57
SGD37,851.12
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP152.75
|
$7.45
SGD10.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP147.14
|
$4.79
SGD6.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP254.58
|
$12.29
SGD16.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,188.08
|
$103.58
SGD140.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP381.86
|
$11.17
SGD15.15
|
|
pay 1.1% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Singapore
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,525.87
|
$67.87
SGD92.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,436.77
|
$43.81
SGD59.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,664.31
|
$93.40
SGD126.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,727.96
|
$105.69
SGD143.36
|
|
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