Cost of living comparison
compared to
Santo Domingo vs. Spain Cost of Living Summary
Santo Domingo is 19.3% cheaper than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 50.9% less in Santo Domingo
- Groceries
-
pay 7.0% less in Santo Domingo
- Transportation
-
pay 6.2% less in Santo Domingo
- Housing
-
pay 28.4% less in Santo Domingo
- Childcare
-
pay 29.0% less in Santo Domingo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 18.0% less in Santo Domingo
- Clothing
-
pay 4.2% more in Santo Domingo
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Santo Domingo.
Santo Domingo vs. Spain Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Spain, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.59
€13.24
|
$8.05
DOP505.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
€8.90
|
$7.25
DOP454.67
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
€2.07
|
$0.97
DOP61.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
€1.49
|
$0.63
DOP39.40
|
|
Spain vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of restaurants
pay 7.0% less for groceries
|
Spain
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.27
|
$1.50
DOP93.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.18
€6.09
|
$3.66
DOP229.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
€3.86
|
$5.00
DOP313.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
€2.55
|
$2.39
DOP150.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.77
€3.20
|
$2.47
DOP155.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€0.95
|
$1.43
DOP89.48
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.80
|
$0.38
DOP24.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.76
|
$1.27
DOP79.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.06
|
$0.83
DOP51.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.67
|
$1.01
DOP63.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$1.01
DOP63.10
|
|
Spain vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of groceries
pay 6.2% less for transportation
|
Spain
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.72
€5.71
|
$4.69
DOP294.61
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.04
€30.61
|
$35.35
DOP2,218.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,479.99
€30,982.20
|
$29,626.22
DOP1,859,088.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.35
€13.88
|
$20.61
DOP1,293.28
|
|
Spain vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of transportation
pay 28.4% less for housing
|
Spain
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
€27.06
|
$34.89
DOP2,189.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$935.97
€794.91
|
$642.68
DOP40,328.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.34
€627.07
|
$337.05
DOP21,150.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.98
€92.55
|
$68.45
DOP4,295.12
|
|
Spain vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of housing
pay 29.0% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$443.17
€376.38
|
$225.42
DOP14,145.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,629.20
€7,328.72
|
$7,865.34
DOP493,561.68
|
|
Spain vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of childcare
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.32
€2.82
|
$2.42
DOP151.56
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€1.92
|
$2.36
DOP147.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.32
€5.37
|
$5.64
DOP353.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.29
€41.01
|
$33.17
DOP2,081.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.66
€8.20
|
$7.25
DOP454.67
|
|
Spain vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 4.2% more for clothing
|
Spain
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.11
€69.74
|
$58.49
DOP3,670.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€30.45
|
$48.04
DOP3,014.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.78
€75.40
|
$87.54
DOP5,493.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.74
€90.66
|
$120.75
DOP7,576.96
|
|
Spain vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing
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