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Santo Domingo vs. Seoul Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 12.8% cheaper than Seoul.

Restaurants: pay 12.6% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 46.5% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 24.3% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 10.8% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 50.5% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 19.4% more in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Seoul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.6% less for restaurants

	Seoul	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.49 ₩12,520	$8.05 DOP514.03	-5.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.30 ₩9,286	$7.25 DOP462.63	+15.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ₩2,416	$0.97 DOP62.11	-40.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.78 ₩1,151	$0.63 DOP40.09	-19.6%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 46.5% less for groceries

	Seoul	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.24 ₩4,774	$1.50 DOP95.54	-53.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.79 ₩10,016	$3.66 DOP233.41	-46.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.85 ₩11,571	$5.00 DOP319.11	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 ₩4,323	$2.39 DOP152.75	-18.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.67 ₩6,883	$2.47 DOP157.83	-47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.45 ₩5,080	$1.43 DOP91.05	-58.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.52 ₩2,247	$0.38 DOP24.55	-74.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.35 ₩3,467	$1.27 DOP80.88	-46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.77 ₩4,088	$0.83 DOP52.70	-70.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 ₩2,388	$1.01 DOP64.53	-37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 ₩1,913	$1.01 DOP64.21	-22.5%
Average			-46.5%

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pay 24.3% more for transportation

	Seoul	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 ₩6,533	$4.69 DOP299.77	+6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.99 ₩67,816	$35.35 DOP2,257.27	-23.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,072.36 ₩36,969,950	$29,626.22 DOP1,891,634.45	+18.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.50 ₩15,483	$20.61 DOP1,315.92	+96.3%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 10.8% less for housing

	Seoul	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.56 ₩30,311	$34.89 DOP2,227.93	+69.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$925.55 ₩1,364,758	$642.68 DOP41,034.83	-30.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$559.33 ₩824,748	$337.05 DOP21,520.55	-39.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.88 ₩175,294	$68.45 DOP4,370.31	-42.4%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 50.5% less for childcare

	Seoul	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$360.15 ₩531,049	$225.42 DOP14,392.87	-37.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,667.04 ₩31,948,695	$7,865.34 DOP502,202.26	-63.7%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 12.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Seoul	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.54 ₩5,217	$2.42 DOP154.21	-31.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 ₩5,453	$2.36 DOP150.56	-36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,695	$5.64 DOP359.82	+77.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.34 ₩83,069	$33.17 DOP2,117.81	-41.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 ₩15,650	$7.25 DOP462.63	-31.7%
Average			-12.7%

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pay 19.4% more for clothing

	Seoul	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.77 ₩73,380	$58.49 DOP3,734.44	+17.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.49 ₩58,230	$48.04 DOP3,067.05	+21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.94 ₩110,505	$87.54 DOP5,589.45	+16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$99.06 ₩146,064	$120.75 DOP7,709.61	+21.9%
Average			+19.4%

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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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