Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 29.8% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 11.6% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 37.0% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 59.5% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 48.0% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 27.1% more in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB94.33	$10.23 DOP618.69	+251.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB188.65	$6.60 DOP399.15	+13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB19.94	$1.05 DOP63.50	+70.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.45	$0.77 DOP46.27	+162.3%
Average			+124.4%

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.29	$1.90 DOP115.07	+25.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB380.15	$3.22 DOP194.54	-72.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB236.99	$4.91 DOP296.86	-32.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB73.58	$2.37 DOP143.16	+4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB42.57	$2.89 DOP174.64	+119.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB47.65	$1.37 DOP83.01	-6.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.52	$0.35 DOP21.41	-51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.52	$1.35 DOP81.69	+30.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.06	$0.79 DOP47.95	-1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.07	$0.98 DOP59.49	+38.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.15	$1.09 DOP65.87	+75.1%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 37.0% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB144.59	$4.80 DOP290.20	+7.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,273.41	$82.54 DOP4,989.43	+109.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,792,204.42	$28,062.96 DOP1,696,405.92	-49.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB334.86	$18.61 DOP1,125.00	+80.0%
Average			+37.0%

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pay 59.5% more for housing

	Bangkok	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB497.39	$42.28 DOP2,555.70	+175.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,500.17	$732.50 DOP44,279.52	+28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,775.66	$411.15 DOP24,854.04	+36.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,180.33	$66.16 DOP3,999.59	-1.7%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 48.0% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB20,486.13	$361.79 DOP21,870.33	-42.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB427,166.84	$6,176.69 DOP373,380.75	-53.2%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 3.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB75.46	$2.48 DOP149.68	+6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB83.66	$2.58 DOP155.92	-0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB136.07	$4.54 DOP274.42	+8.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,767.37	$44.94 DOP2,716.47	-17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB235.82	$6.40 DOP386.68	-12.2%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 27.1% more for clothing

	Bangkok	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,789.71	$66.44 DOP4,016.49	+20.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,128.17	$56.74 DOP3,430.23	+62.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,144.19	$103.17 DOP6,236.79	+6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB2,983.08	$109.66 DOP6,628.81	+19.0%
Average			+27.1%

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