Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Taiwan

Taipei vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Taipei is 25.3% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 35.4% less in Taipei
Groceries: pay 72.6% more in Taipei
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Taipei
Housing: pay 27.1% more in Taipei
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Taipei
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.3% more in Taipei
Clothing: pay 0.6% less in Taipei

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

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Taipei vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.4% less for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Taipei
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP602.98	$4.71 NT$150.49	-52.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP457.26	$5.65 NT$180.59	-25.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.09	$0.92 NT$29.35	-11.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP34.55	$0.65 NT$20.86	+14.5%
Average			-35.4%

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pay 72.6% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Taipei
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP91.79	$2.02 NT$64.65	+33.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP219.52	$9.85 NT$314.68	+171.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP314.32	$11.54 NT$368.90	+122.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP141.79	$2.72 NT$87.00	+16.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP153.24	$4.45 NT$142.21	+76.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP87.77	$2.23 NT$71.26	+54.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.22	$1.51 NT$48.15	+310.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP74.88	$1.38 NT$44.23	+12.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP50.41	$2.02 NT$64.54	+142.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP55.39	$1.25 NT$39.84	+36.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP60.63	$1.04 NT$33.27	+4.1%
Average			+72.6%

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pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Taipei
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP325.89	$3.94 NT$126.01	-26.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,105.46	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	+106.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$33,523.97 NT$1M	+44.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,286.36	$8.95 NT$285.93	-57.8%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 27.1% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Taipei
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,200.21	$27.40 NT$875.71	-24.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP43,758.96	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	+40.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,226.00	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	+37.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,298.15	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	-6.5%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Taipei
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,289.87	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	+162.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP449K	$16,675.66 NT$533K	+125.3%
Average			+143.3%

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pay 25.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Taipei
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP150.75	$2.83 NT$90.29	+13.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP137.77	$3.42 NT$109.45	+50.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP322.59	$3.92 NT$125.41	-26.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,796.38	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	+38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP452.24	$9.73 NT$311.01	+30.4%
Average			+25.3%

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pay 0.6% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Taipei
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,776.26	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	+37.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,828.27	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	-14.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,275.45	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	-2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,536.42	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	-15.5%
Average			-0.6%

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