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Santo Domingo vs. Singapore Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 39.5% cheaper than Singapore.

Restaurants: pay 25.9% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 37.2% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 18.1% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 51.6% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 77.5% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.7% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 9.7% less in Santo Domingo

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Singapore Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.9% less for restaurants

	Singapore	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.28 SGD12.04	$8.05 DOP502.88	-13.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.73 SGD10.03	$7.25 DOP452.59	-6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 SGD2.04	$0.97 DOP60.76	-38.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 SGD1.50	$0.63 DOP39.22	-45.7%
Average			-25.9%

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pay 37.2% less for groceries

	Singapore	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.36 SGD3.07	$1.50 DOP93.46	-36.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.89 SGD11.53	$3.66 DOP228.35	-58.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.53 SGD14.96	$5.00 DOP312.19	-56.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.24 SGD4.20	$2.39 DOP149.43	-26.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.05 SGD6.56	$2.47 DOP154.41	-51.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 SGD2.53	$1.43 DOP89.07	-27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 SGD1.77	$0.38 DOP24.02	-71.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.22 SGD2.88	$1.27 DOP79.13	-43.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 SGD1.54	$0.83 DOP51.56	-30.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 SGD1.46	$1.01 DOP63.13	-10.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 SGD1.27	$1.01 DOP62.82	+3.1%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

	Singapore	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.27 SGD10.73	$4.69 DOP293.26	-43.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$92.79 SGD120.39	$35.35 DOP2,208.30	-61.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$139,191.98 SGD180,587.67	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	-78.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.74 SGD12.64	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+111.5%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 51.6% less for housing

	Singapore	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.10 SGD45.54	$34.89 DOP2,179.60	-0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,116.78 SGD4,043.71	$642.68 DOP40,144.70	-79.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,276.91 SGD2,954.06	$337.05 DOP21,053.72	-85.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.26 SGD150.83	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	-41.1%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 77.5% less for childcare

	Singapore	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,253.76 SGD1,626.63	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-82.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$29,085.74 SGD37,735.84	$7,865.34 DOP491,308.53	-73.0%
Average			-77.5%

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pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Singapore	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.73 SGD10.03	$2.42 DOP150.86	-68.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.68 SGD6.07	$2.36 DOP147.29	-49.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.76 SGD16.55	$5.64 DOP352.02	-55.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.15 SGD151.99	$33.17 DOP2,071.87	-71.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.60 SGD15.05	$7.25 DOP452.59	-37.5%
Average			-56.7%

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pay 9.7% less for clothing

	Singapore	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.93 SGD110.19	$58.49 DOP3,653.43	-31.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.58 SGD55.24	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	+12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.51 SGD135.60	$87.54 DOP5,468.20	-16.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$126.20 SGD163.73	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	-4.3%
Average			-9.7%

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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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