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Santo Domingo vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 19.8% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 43.7% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 16.9% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 7.4% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 20.2% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 56.1% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.7% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 12.0% less in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.7% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.94 PLN39.43	$8.05 DOP514.03	-26.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 PLN34.50	$7.25 DOP462.63	-24.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 PLN8.12	$0.97 DOP62.11	-56.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.92 PLN6.93	$0.63 DOP40.09	-67.3%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 16.9% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.46 PLN5.27	$1.50 DOP95.54	+2.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 PLN19.42	$3.66 DOP233.41	-32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 PLN15.63	$5.00 DOP319.11	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.70 PLN13.33	$2.39 DOP152.75	-35.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.39 PLN12.21	$2.47 DOP157.83	-27.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.61 PLN2.20	$1.43 DOP91.05	+133.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 PLN2.98	$0.38 DOP24.55	-53.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 PLN3.47	$1.27 DOP80.88	+31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 PLN5.67	$0.83 DOP52.70	-47.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 PLN1.72	$1.01 DOP64.53	+111.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN1.94	$1.01 DOP64.21	+86.4%
Average			+16.9%

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pay 7.4% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN23.84	$4.69 DOP299.77	-29.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.08 PLN108.42	$35.35 DOP2,257.27	+17.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,809.65 PLN118,280.15	$29,626.22 DOP1,891,634.45	-9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.67 PLN49.28	$20.61 DOP1,315.92	+50.8%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 20.2% less for housing

	Warsaw	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.42 PLN62.81	$34.89 DOP2,227.93	+100.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,140.63 PLN4,112.00	$642.68 DOP41,034.83	-43.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$907.87 PLN3,272.92	$337.05 DOP21,520.55	-62.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$267.55 PLN964.54	$68.45 DOP4,370.31	-74.4%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 56.1% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$586.39 PLN2,113.96	$225.42 DOP14,392.87	-61.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,933.95 PLN57,442.54	$7,865.34 DOP502,202.26	-50.6%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.92 PLN17.74	$2.42 DOP154.21	-50.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.22 PLN15.20	$2.36 DOP150.56	-44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.95 PLN21.43	$5.64 DOP359.82	-5.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.75 PLN168.55	$33.17 DOP2,117.81	-29.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.57 PLN34.50	$7.25 DOP462.63	-24.3%
Average			-30.7%

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pay 12.0% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$99.57 PLN358.97	$58.49 DOP3,734.44	-41.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.35 PLN174.29	$48.04 DOP3,067.05	-0.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.47 PLN354.98	$87.54 DOP5,589.45	-11.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.26 PLN415.52	$120.75 DOP7,709.61	+4.8%
Average			-12.0%

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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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