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Santo Domingo vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 46.5% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 27.9% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 7.2% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 1.9% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 13.9% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.3% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 74.7% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including restaurants, housing, and groceries are lower in Santo Domingo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 27.9% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.05 DOP504.33	+8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$7.25 DOP453.89	-13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$0.97 DOP60.94	-47.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 EC$4.25	$0.63 DOP39.34	-60.1%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 7.2% less for groceries

	St. George's	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$1.50 DOP93.73	-11.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 EC$13.52	$3.66 DOP229.00	-26.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$5.00 DOP313.09	-66.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.07 EC$11.00	$2.39 DOP149.86	-41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$2.47 DOP154.85	-5.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$1.43 DOP89.33	+18.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$0.38 DOP24.09	-54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.27 DOP79.35	+60.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$0.83 DOP51.71	-38.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$1.01 DOP63.31	+43.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 EC$1.91	$1.01 DOP63.00	+42.5%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

	St. George's	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 EC$13.85	$4.69 DOP294.11	-8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$35.35 DOP2,214.65	-4.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$29,626.22 DOP1,855,923.89	+18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.61 DOP1,291.08
Average			+1.9%

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pay 13.9% less for housing

	St. George's	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$34.89 DOP2,185.87	-25.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$642.68 DOP40,260.16	+10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$337.05 DOP21,114.28	+16.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$68.45 DOP4,287.81	-57.1%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$225.42 DOP14,121.16	+306.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$7,865.34 DOP492,721.61	+237.4%
Average			+271.8%

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pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$2.42 DOP151.30	+18.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$2.36 DOP147.71	-46.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$5.64 DOP353.03	+204.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$33.17 DOP2,077.83	-10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$7.25 DOP453.89	-34.7%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 74.7% more for clothing

	St. George's	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$58.49 DOP3,663.94	+125.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$48.04 DOP3,009.15	+8.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$87.54 DOP5,483.93	+105.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$120.75 DOP7,564.07	+59.2%
Average			+74.7%

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