Cost of living comparison
Wellington is 81.9% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Wellington instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Santo Domingo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
DOP554.75
|
$13.79
NZ$22.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
DOP423.05
|
$9.40
NZ$15.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
DOP43.82
|
$2.59
NZ$4.30
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
DOP28.20
|
$2.33
NZ$3.87
|
|
pay 85.7% more for groceries
Santo Domingo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
DOP128.50
|
$2.13
NZ$3.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
DOP205.09
|
$5.07
NZ$8.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.92
DOP284.85
|
$7.36
NZ$12.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.00
DOP115.63
|
$4.65
NZ$7.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.78
DOP160.83
|
$4.79
NZ$7.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
DOP77.38
|
$1.41
NZ$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.29
DOP16.60
|
$1.08
NZ$1.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
DOP72.15
|
$1.42
NZ$2.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
DOP36.61
|
$2.62
NZ$4.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
DOP39.75
|
$1.04
NZ$1.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
DOP62.68
|
$0.92
NZ$1.54
|
|
pay 0.7% more for transportation
Santo Domingo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
DOP285.74
|
$6.96
NZ$11.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.26
DOP5,288.17
|
$95.46
NZ$158.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,765.29
DOP1,956,622.16
|
$27,889.45
NZ$46,401.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.77
DOP1,319.28
|
$16.89
NZ$28.10
|
|
pay 90.5% more for housing
Santo Domingo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.90
DOP2,949.62
|
$57.53
NZ$95.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.25
DOP53,210.27
|
$1,590.25
NZ$2,645.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$473.61
DOP27,444.43
|
$1,399.68
NZ$2,328.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.91
DOP4,282.85
|
$133.18
NZ$221.59
|
|
pay 66.3% more for childcare
Santo Domingo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$479.10
DOP27,762.88
|
$833.64
NZ$1,386.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,969.82
DOP461,833.34
|
$12,637.85
NZ$21,026.28
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Santo Domingo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.74
DOP158.65
|
$6.89
NZ$11.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
DOP131.54
|
$3.40
NZ$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.56
DOP264.41
|
$23.82
NZ$39.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.61
DOP2,642.76
|
$41.36
NZ$68.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
DOP343.73
|
$12.54
NZ$20.86
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
Santo Domingo
|
Wellington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.04
DOP3,537.20
|
$78.58
NZ$130.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.17
DOP2,617.64
|
$47.12
NZ$78.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.63
DOP6,874.62
|
$107.54
NZ$178.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
DOP6,015.29
|
$127.08
NZ$211.42
|
|
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