Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 85.1% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP620.64
|
$14.93
NZ$25.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP400.41
|
$8.96
NZ$15.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.70
|
$2.57
NZ$4.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.41
|
$2.15
NZ$3.70
|
|
pay 69.7% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.44
|
$1.96
NZ$3.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP195.15
|
$4.15
NZ$7.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP297.79
|
$6.98
NZ$11.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.61
|
$6.84
NZ$11.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP175.19
|
$5.06
NZ$8.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP83.27
|
$1.40
NZ$2.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.47
|
$1.09
NZ$1.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.95
|
$1.48
NZ$2.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP48.10
|
$2.61
NZ$4.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.67
|
$1.01
NZ$1.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP66.07
|
$0.84
NZ$1.44
|
|
pay 27.2% more for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP291.11
|
$6.42
NZ$11.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP5,005.12
|
$127.57
NZ$218.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,701,742.26
|
$34,339.84
NZ$58,891.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,128.54
|
$18.22
NZ$31.24
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,563.74
|
$54.27
NZ$93.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,418.80
|
$1,487.35
NZ$2,550.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,932.22
|
$1,335.17
NZ$2,289.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP4,012.18
|
$134.11
NZ$229.99
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,939.13
|
$871.44
NZ$1,494.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP374,555.28
|
$12,649.75
NZ$21,693.97
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP150.15
|
$7.17
NZ$12.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP156.41
|
$3.41
NZ$5.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP275.28
|
$24.46
NZ$41.94
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,725.01
|
$39.85
NZ$68.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP387.90
|
$12.24
NZ$21.00
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Wellington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,029.13
|
$75.78
NZ$129.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,441.02
|
$55.09
NZ$94.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,256.41
|
$119.44
NZ$204.84
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,649.67
|
$129.60
NZ$222.25
|
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