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Santo Domingo vs. Sarajevo Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 10.4% more expensive than Sarajevo.

Restaurants: pay 34.7% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 15.4% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 32.3% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 0.6% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 60.9% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Sarajevo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.7% less for restaurants

	Sarajevo	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.01 BAM15.19	$8.05 DOP502.88	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.41 BAM14.17	$7.25 DOP452.59	-13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 BAM3.74	$0.97 DOP60.76	-56.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BAM2.53	$0.63 DOP39.22	-58.2%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 15.4% more for groceries

	Sarajevo	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.26 BAM2.13	$1.50 DOP93.46	+18.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.33 BAM8.98	$3.66 DOP228.35	-31.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.28 BAM8.90	$5.00 DOP312.19	-5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 BAM5.07	$2.39 DOP149.43	-20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.89 BAM6.56	$2.47 DOP154.41	-36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 BAM1.20	$1.43 DOP89.07	+100.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.86 BAM1.45	$0.38 DOP24.02	-55.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 BAM1.51	$1.27 DOP79.13	+41.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 BAM1.74	$0.83 DOP51.56	-19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 BAM0.88	$1.01 DOP63.13	+92.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$1.01 DOP62.82	+85.2%
Average			+15.4%

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pay 32.3% more for transportation

	Sarajevo	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.80 BAM9.79	$4.69 DOP293.26	-19.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.82 BAM53.66	$35.35 DOP2,208.30	+11.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,417.66 BAM49,605.59	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	+0.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.71 BAM14.68	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+136.7%
Average			+32.3%

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pay 0.6% less for housing

	Sarajevo	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.76 BAM53.55	$34.89 DOP2,179.60	+9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$463.77 BAM782.04	$642.68 DOP40,144.70	+38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.65 BAM540.69	$337.05 DOP21,053.72	+5.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$155.51 BAM262.23	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	-56.0%
Average			-0.6%

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pay 60.9% more for childcare

	Sarajevo	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$242.40 BAM408.74	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-7.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,437.06 BAM5,795.76	$7,865.34 DOP491,308.53	+128.8%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 4.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Sarajevo	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 BAM5.06	$2.42 DOP150.86	-19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 BAM3.64	$2.36 DOP147.29	+9.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.90 BAM6.58	$5.64 DOP352.02	+44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.31 BAM62.91	$33.17 DOP2,071.87	-11.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.20 BAM12.15	$7.25 DOP452.59	+0.6%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Sarajevo	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.06 BAM156.92	$58.49 DOP3,653.43	-37.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.73 BAM70.36	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	+15.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.87 BAM171.78	$87.54 DOP5,468.20	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.06 BAM177.16	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	+14.9%
Average			-5.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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