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Santo Domingo vs. Vienna Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 41.0% cheaper than Vienna.

Restaurants: pay 62.1% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 38.1% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 16.2% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 50.2% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 54.1% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 44.9% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 21.3% less in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Vienna Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.1% less for restaurants

	Vienna	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.11	$8.05 DOP502.88	-54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.68 €10.07	$7.25 DOP452.59	-38.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.91 €3.37	$0.97 DOP60.76	-75.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.35 €2.89	$0.63 DOP39.22	-81.2%
Average			-62.1%

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pay 38.1% less for groceries

	Vienna	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.18 €2.74	$1.50 DOP93.46	-52.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.99 €8.61	$3.66 DOP228.35	-63.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.81 €5.87	$5.00 DOP312.19	-26.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.78 €4.13	$2.39 DOP149.43	-50.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.38 €6.36	$2.47 DOP154.41	-66.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 €1.35	$1.43 DOP89.07	-8.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 €0.99	$0.38 DOP24.02	-66.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.66 €1.43	$1.27 DOP79.13	-23.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.11 €1.82	$0.83 DOP51.56	-60.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.89	$1.01 DOP63.13	-1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.85	$1.01 DOP62.82	+1.6%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 16.2% less for transportation

	Vienna	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.89 €5.94	$4.69 DOP293.26	-31.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.40 €50.36	$35.35 DOP2,208.30	-39.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,178.46	$29,626.22 DOP1,850,601.30	+1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.62 €16.92	$20.61 DOP1,287.37	+5.0%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 50.2% less for housing

	Vienna	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.88 €35.25	$34.89 DOP2,179.60	-14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,303.45 €1,124.00	$642.68 DOP40,144.70	-50.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$928.96 €801.07	$337.05 DOP21,053.72	-63.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$243.99 €210.40	$68.45 DOP4,275.51	-71.9%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 54.1% less for childcare

	Vienna	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$358.81 €309.42	$225.42 DOP14,080.66	-37.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,196.11 €23,451.94	$7,865.34 DOP491,308.53	-71.1%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Vienna	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.07 €5.24	$2.42 DOP150.86	-60.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 €4.54	$2.36 DOP147.29	-55.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.59 €6.55	$5.64 DOP352.02	-25.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.10 €44.07	$33.17 DOP2,071.87	-35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.02 €12.09	$7.25 DOP452.59	-48.3%
Average			-44.9%

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pay 21.3% less for clothing

	Vienna	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.70 €85.97	$58.49 DOP3,653.43	-41.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.46 €40.93	$48.04 DOP3,000.52	+1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.22 €89.87	$87.54 DOP5,468.20	-16.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$170.37 €146.91	$120.75 DOP7,542.37	-29.1%
Average			-21.3%

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