Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 2.9 times more expensive than Asmara.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Asmara, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
|
Asmara
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$10.23
DOP616.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
ERN89.85
|
$6.60
DOP397.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
ERN27.50
|
$1.05
DOP63.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ERN20.00
|
$0.77
DOP46.11
|
|
pay 35.2% more for groceries
|
Asmara
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.90
DOP114.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$3.22
DOP193.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.14
ERN92.11
|
$4.91
DOP295.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.52
ERN67.80
|
$2.37
DOP142.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.89
DOP174.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.54
ERN83.16
|
$1.37
DOP82.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
ERN8.69
|
$0.35
DOP21.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
ERN12.85
|
$1.35
DOP81.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ERN8.32
|
$0.79
DOP47.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
ERN11.94
|
$0.98
DOP59.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.26
|
$1.09
DOP65.65
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
|
Asmara
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.83
ERN132.49
|
$4.80
DOP289.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$82.54
DOP4,973.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,690,860.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$18.61
DOP1,121.33
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
|
Asmara
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$42.28
DOP2,547.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$732.50
DOP44,134.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$411.15
DOP24,772.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$66.16
DOP3,986.52
|
|
pay 9.1 times more for childcare
|
Asmara
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$361.79
DOP21,798.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$6,176.69
DOP372,160.26
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Asmara
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$2.48
DOP149.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.77
ERN11.58
|
$2.58
DOP155.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$4.54
DOP273.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$44.94
DOP2,707.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$6.40
DOP385.42
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
|
Asmara
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$66.44
DOP4,003.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$56.74
DOP3,419.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$103.17
DOP6,216.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$109.66
DOP6,607.15
|
|
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