Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 20.2% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 54.8% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 42.1% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 9.2% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 21.3% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 58.9% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.2% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 0.6% more in Santo Domingo

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

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Santo Domingo vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.8% more for restaurants

	Taipei	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$9.95 DOP602.98	+111.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$7.54 DOP457.26	+33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$1.04 DOP63.09	+13.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.57 DOP34.55	-12.7%
Average			+54.8%

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pay 42.1% less for groceries

	Taipei	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$1.51 DOP91.79	-25.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$3.62 DOP219.52	-63.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$5.19 DOP314.32	-55.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$2.34 DOP141.79	-14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$2.53 DOP153.24	-43.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$1.45 DOP87.77	-35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.37 DOP22.22	-75.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$1.24 DOP74.88	-10.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.83 DOP50.41	-58.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.91 DOP55.39	-26.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$1.00 DOP60.63	-3.9%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 9.2% less for transportation

	Taipei	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$5.38 DOP325.89	+36.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$18.24 DOP1,105.46	-51.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	-30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$21.22 DOP1,286.36	+137.2%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 21.3% less for housing

	Taipei	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$36.30 DOP2,200.21	+32.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$721.96 DOP43,758.96	-28.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$350.20 DOP21,226.00	-27.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$70.91 DOP4,298.15	+7.0%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 58.9% less for childcare

	Taipei	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$252.26 DOP15,289.87	-61.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$7,399.96 DOP449K	-55.6%
Average			-58.9%

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pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$2.49 DOP150.75	-12.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$2.27 DOP137.77	-33.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$5.32 DOP322.59	+35.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$29.64 DOP1,796.38	-28.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$7.46 DOP452.24	-23.3%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 0.6% more for clothing

	Taipei	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$45.80 DOP2,776.26	-27.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$46.66 DOP2,828.27	+16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$87.04 DOP5,275.45	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$124.34 DOP7,536.42	+18.3%
Average			+0.6%

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