Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

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Estonia

Tallinn vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Tallinn is 42.5% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 82.8% more in Tallinn
Groceries: pay 3.1% less in Tallinn
Transportation: pay 33.6% more in Tallinn
Housing: pay 54.5% more in Tallinn
Childcare: pay 88.9% more in Tallinn
Entertainment and Sports: pay 87.1% more in Tallinn
Clothing: pay 38.1% more in Tallinn

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, clothing, and transportation in Tallinn are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Tallinn.

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Tallinn vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.8% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Tallinn
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$16.80 €14.95	+68.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$11.76 €10.46	+55.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$2.20 €1.96	+111.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$2.25 €2.00	+294.1%
Average			+82.8%

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pay 3.1% less for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Tallinn
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$1.43 €1.27	-5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$5.67 €5.05	+56.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$4.18 €3.72	-19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$3.26 €2.91	+39.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	$4.15 €3.69	+64.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$1.03 €0.92	-28.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$0.65 €0.57	+76.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$1.21 €1.07	-2.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$1.31 €1.17	+58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.34 €0.31	-62.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.36 €0.32	-64.3%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 33.6% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Tallinn
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$7.40 €6.59	+37.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	$33.59 €29.90	+84.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	+20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	$15.56 €13.85	-26.7%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 54.5% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Tallinn
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$32.50 €28.93	-10.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$806.58 €717.89	+11.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$579.28 €515.58	+65.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$259.88 €231.30	+266.5%
Average			+54.5%

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pay 88.9% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Tallinn
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	$661.76 €588.99	+162.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	$10,068.29 €8,961.14	+36.1%
Average			+88.9%

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pay 87.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Tallinn
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$6.72 €5.98	+170.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$4.36 €3.88	+91.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	$6.94 €6.18	+30.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	$48.62 €43.27	+64.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	$13.44 €11.96	+80.1%
Average			+87.1%

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pay 38.1% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Tallinn
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$102.46 €91.19	+123.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$51.18 €45.55	+9.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$119.10 €106.00	+36.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$134.83 €120.01	+8.4%
Average			+38.1%

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