Cost of living comparison
Spain is 10.0% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Spain instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 99.6% more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
$568.41
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
$433.47
|
$8.47
€7.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
$44.90
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
$28.90
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 11.6% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
$131.66
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
$210.15
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
$291.87
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
$118.48
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
$164.79
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
$79.28
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
$17.01
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
$73.93
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.51
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
$40.73
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
$64.23
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 21.7% less for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
$292.77
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
$5,418.42
|
$39.84
€37.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
$2,004,813.83
|
$24,357.72
€22,844.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
$1,351.77
|
$14.14
€13.26
|
|
pay 5.2% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
$3,022.27
|
$40.62
€38.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
$54,520.84
|
$697.48
€654.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
$28,120.39
|
$570.67
€535.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
$4,388.34
|
$106.79
€100.16
|
|
pay 18.1% less for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
$28,446.68
|
$342.46
€321.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
$473,208.31
|
$7,368.05
€6,910.24
|
|
pay 7.5% more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
$162.55
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
$134.78
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
$270.92
|
$5.55
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
$2,707.85
|
$43.33
€40.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
$352.20
|
$8.42
€7.89
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
$3,624.32
|
$73.58
€69.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
$2,682.12
|
$33.02
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
$7,043.94
|
$74.35
€69.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
$6,163.45
|
$91.35
€85.67
|
|
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