Cost of living comparison

Dominican Republic

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 85.0% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 73.4% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 40.9% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 49.5% more in Toronto
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.5% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 1.4% more in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.4% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.95 DOP611.16	$17.53 CA$24.82	+76.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 DOP463.46	$10.52 CA$14.89	+39.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 DOP63.95	$2.08 CA$2.94	+99.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 DOP35.01	$1.71 CA$2.42	+200.2%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 40.9% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 DOP93.03	$2.74 CA$3.88	+81.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 DOP222.50	$4.56 CA$6.46	+25.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 DOP318.59	$9.44 CA$13.37	+82.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.34 DOP143.71	$3.54 CA$5.01	+51.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 DOP155.32	$5.16 CA$7.30	+104.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.45 DOP88.96	$1.68 CA$2.38	+16.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 DOP22.53	$0.54 CA$0.76	+46.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 DOP75.89	$1.59 CA$2.25	+28.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP51.09	$1.95 CA$2.76	+134.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 DOP56.14	$0.82 CA$1.17	-9.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 DOP61.45	$0.73 CA$1.04	-26.6%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 49.5% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.38 DOP330.30	$4.68 CA$6.62	-13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	$109.41 CA$154.90	+499.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,212.79 DOP1M	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	+19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	$12.80 CA$18.12	-39.7%
Average			+49.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	$47.87 CA$67.77	+31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	+119.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	+304.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	$92.23 CA$130.57	+30.1%
Average			+152.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	+226.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,399.96 DOP455K	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42	+217.6%
Average			+222.1%

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pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.49 DOP152.79	$6.31 CA$8.94	+153.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 DOP139.64	$3.97 CA$5.62	+74.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.32 DOP326.97	$14.03 CA$19.86	+163.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	$38.35 CA$54.29	+29.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.46 DOP458.37	$12.62 CA$17.87	+69.2%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 1.4% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	$51.64 CA$73.11	+12.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	$39.51 CA$55.94	-15.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	$98.10 CA$138.88	+12.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	$122.24 CA$173.06	-1.7%
Average			+1.4%

Santo Domingo vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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