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Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 8.0% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 20.2% less in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 3.7% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 48.1% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.2% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 53.6% more in Santo Domingo

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

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Santo Domingo vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.67 LAK60,254	$9.95 DOP611.16	+272.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.35 LAK121K	$7.54 DOP463.46	+41.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 LAK16,068	$1.04 DOP63.95	+46.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 LAK8,410	$0.57 DOP35.01	+52.7%
Average			+120.7%

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Vientiane	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 LAK25,737	$1.51 DOP93.03	+32.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.59 LAK306K	$3.62 DOP222.50	-73.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.61 LAK171K	$5.19 DOP318.59	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 LAK42,101	$2.34 DOP143.71	+25.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 LAK63,330	$2.53 DOP155.32	-10.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 LAK24,464	$1.45 DOP88.96	+33.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 LAK11,662	$0.37 DOP22.53	-29.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.19 LAK26,832	$1.24 DOP75.89	+3.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 LAK15,639	$0.83 DOP51.09	+19.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 LAK14,918	$0.91 DOP56.14	+38.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,995	$1.00 DOP61.45	+105.0%
Average			-0.9%

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pay 20.2% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.62 LAK127K	$5.38 DOP330.30	-4.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.44 LAK1M	$18.24 DOP1,120.45	-62.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,190.13 LAK635M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	-17.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.47 LAK191K	$21.22 DOP1,303.80	+150.6%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 3.7% more for housing

	Vientiane	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.33 LAK278K	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	+194.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$643.47 LAK15M	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+12.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$414.50 LAK9M	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	-15.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.22 LAK2M	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	+2.4%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 48.1% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$625.02 LAK14M	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	-59.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,083.07 LAK250M	$7,399.96 DOP455K	-33.2%
Average			-48.1%

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pay 35.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 LAK30,629	$2.49 DOP152.79	+83.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 LAK40,336	$2.27 DOP139.64	+27.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 LAK40,169	$5.32 DOP326.97	+198.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.54 LAK1M	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.23 LAK95,401	$7.46 DOP458.37	+76.2%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 53.6% more for clothing

	Vientiane	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.74 LAK603K	$45.80 DOP2,813.91	+71.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$66.85 LAK2M	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	-30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.75 LAK1M	$87.04 DOP5,346.99	+53.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.00 LAK924K	$124.34 DOP7,638.61	+203.2%
Average			+53.6%

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