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Santo Domingo vs. Tunis Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 92.8% more expensive than Tunis.

Restaurants: pay 69.5% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 81.0% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.3% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 14.9% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of transportation, groceries, childcare, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Tunis. Notably, transportation, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Tunis Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.5% more for restaurants

	Tunis	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 TND12.110	$8.05 DOP512.72	+95.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 TND15.130	$7.25 DOP461.44	+40.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 TND2.080	$0.97 DOP61.95	+37.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TND0.900	$0.63 DOP39.99	+104.9%
Average			+69.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Tunis	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.21 TND0.620	$1.50 DOP95.29	+605.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.35 TND15.710	$3.66 DOP232.81	-31.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.86 TND5.460	$5.00 DOP318.30	+168.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.55 TND4.540	$2.39 DOP152.36	+54.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.86 TND8.390	$2.47 DOP157.43	-13.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 TND2.840	$1.43 DOP90.81	+47.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.71 TND5.010	$0.38 DOP24.49	-77.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 TND1.560	$1.27 DOP80.67	+138.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.950	$0.83 DOP52.57	+154.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.980	$1.01 DOP64.36	+202.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 TND0.830	$1.01 DOP64.04	+255.4%
Average			+136.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Tunis	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.28 TND9.630	$4.69 DOP299.00	+43.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.35 TND42.110	$35.35 DOP2,251.49	+146.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,270.53 TND121,063.540	$29,626.22 DOP1,886,792.34	-28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.06 TND8.980	$20.61 DOP1,312.55	+573.3%
Average			+183.6%

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pay 81.0% more for housing

	Tunis	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.37 TND62.690	$34.89 DOP2,222.22	+63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$287.52 TND843.410	$642.68 DOP40,929.79	+123.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.84 TND527.550	$337.05 DOP21,465.46	+87.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.71 TND134.070	$68.45 DOP4,359.13	+49.8%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Tunis	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$115.64 TND339.230	$225.42 DOP14,356.03	+94.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,528.63 TND10,350.930	$7,865.34 DOP500,916.75	+122.9%
Average			+108.9%

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pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunis	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.72 TND5.040	$2.42 DOP153.81	+40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.95 TND2.790	$2.36 DOP150.17	+147.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.340	$5.64 DOP358.90	+59.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.32 TND100.680	$33.17 DOP2,112.39	-3.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 TND16.140	$7.25 DOP461.44	+31.7%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 14.9% more for clothing

	Tunis	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.07 TND138.090	$58.49 DOP3,724.88	+24.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.70 TND181.000	$48.04 DOP3,059.20	-22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.66 TND277.680	$87.54 DOP5,575.14	-7.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.03 TND214.230	$120.75 DOP7,689.88	+65.3%
Average			+14.9%

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