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Santo Domingo vs. Vilnius Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 16.7% cheaper than Vilnius.

Restaurants: pay 47.6% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 17.2% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 6.0% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 9.7% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 40.0% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.1% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 13.8% less in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Vilnius Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.6% less for restaurants

	Vilnius	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02 €11.94	$8.05 DOP514.03	-42.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.05 €7.71	$7.25 DOP462.63	-19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.09 €1.78	$0.97 DOP62.11	-53.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 €2.10	$0.63 DOP40.09	-74.6%
Average			-47.6%

Vilnius vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.2% more for groceries

	Vilnius	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.56 €1.33	$1.50 DOP95.54	-4.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.34 €5.40	$3.66 DOP233.41	-42.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.83 €4.96	$5.00 DOP319.11	-14.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 €2.51	$2.39 DOP152.75	-18.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.23 €2.75	$2.47 DOP157.83	-23.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 €0.60	$1.43 DOP91.05	+102.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.63	$0.38 DOP24.55	-48.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.84	$1.27 DOP80.88	+27.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.54 €1.32	$0.83 DOP52.70	-46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.36	$1.01 DOP64.53	+142.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 €0.40	$1.01 DOP64.21	+114.5%
Average			+17.2%

Vilnius vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of groceries

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pay 6.0% more for transportation

	Vilnius	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.49 €5.53	$4.69 DOP299.77	-27.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.62 €30.35	$35.35 DOP2,257.27	-0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,068.89 €29,878.90	$29,626.22 DOP1,891,634.45	-15.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 €10.44	$20.61 DOP1,315.92	+68.1%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 9.7% less for housing

	Vilnius	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.63 €15.02	$34.89 DOP2,227.93	+98.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$864.31 €736.40	$642.68 DOP41,034.83	-25.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$653.10 €556.45	$337.05 DOP21,520.55	-48.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.49 €156.34	$68.45 DOP4,370.31	-62.7%
Average			-9.7%

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pay 40.0% less for childcare

	Vilnius	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$630.27 €536.99	$225.42 DOP14,392.87	-64.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,334.18 €7,952.78	$7,865.34 DOP502,202.26	-15.7%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Vilnius	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €4.98	$2.42 DOP154.21	-58.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 €3.14	$2.36 DOP150.56	-36.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.90 €5.03	$5.64 DOP359.82	-4.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.39 €36.97	$33.17 DOP2,117.81	-23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.34 €7.96	$7.25 DOP462.63	-22.5%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 13.8% less for clothing

	Vilnius	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.70 €74.72	$58.49 DOP3,734.44	-33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.09 €37.57	$48.04 DOP3,067.05	+8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.39 €91.50	$87.54 DOP5,589.45	-18.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$138.02 €117.59	$120.75 DOP7,709.61	-12.5%
Average			-13.8%

Vilnius vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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