Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 89.8% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Baghdad
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.31
IQD6,931
|
$10.23
DOP620.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$6.60
DOP400.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD550
|
$1.05
DOP63.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
IQD248
|
$0.77
DOP46.42
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Baghdad
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
IQD1,143
|
$1.90
DOP115.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.38
IQD3,103
|
$3.22
DOP195.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
IQD6,691
|
$4.91
DOP297.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
IQD2,375
|
$2.37
DOP143.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.22
IQD2,896
|
$2.89
DOP175.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD670
|
$1.37
DOP83.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD606
|
$1.35
DOP81.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD402
|
$0.79
DOP48.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD387
|
$0.98
DOP59.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$1.09
DOP66.09
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Baghdad
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.78
IQD2,328
|
$4.80
DOP291.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.77
IQD29,705
|
$82.54
DOP5,006.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,213.31
IQD23,763,606
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,040.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
IQD20,793
|
$18.61
DOP1,128.74
|
|
pay 24.8% more for housing
|
Baghdad
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.21
IQD45,941
|
$42.28
DOP2,564.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$443.62
IQD578,814
|
$732.50
DOP44,426.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$264.28
IQD344,813
|
$411.15
DOP24,936.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.01
IQD147,442
|
$66.16
DOP4,012.88
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Baghdad
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.43
IQD211,926
|
$361.79
DOP21,942.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,438.23
IQD4,485,987
|
$6,176.69
DOP374,620.98
|
|
pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Baghdad
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$2.48
DOP150.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
IQD3,775
|
$2.58
DOP156.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.28
IQD2,970
|
$4.54
DOP275.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
IQD38,626
|
$44.94
DOP2,725.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
IQD9,902
|
$6.40
DOP387.97
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Baghdad
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
IQD37,477
|
$66.44
DOP4,029.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.03
IQD44,402
|
$56.74
DOP3,441.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.01
IQD79,599
|
$103.17
DOP6,257.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$41.35
IQD53,954
|
$109.66
DOP6,650.83
|
|
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