Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 15.3% more expensive than Beirut.
- Restaurants
-
pay 19.4% less in Santo Domingo
- Groceries
-
pay 60.9% more in Santo Domingo
- Transportation
-
pay 21.8% more in Santo Domingo
- Housing
-
pay 3.2% less in Santo Domingo
- Childcare
-
pay 39.0% more in Santo Domingo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.7% more in Santo Domingo
- Clothing
-
pay 6.0% less in Santo Domingo
The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Beirut. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP900,334
|
$10.23
DOP604.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP687,765
|
$6.60
DOP389.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP143,089
|
$1.05
DOP62.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,738
|
$0.77
DOP45.18
|
|
pay 60.9% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP82,336
|
$1.90
DOP112.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP492,933
|
$3.22
DOP189.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP557,099
|
$4.91
DOP289.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP244,594
|
$2.37
DOP139.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP345,358
|
$2.89
DOP170.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP62,277
|
$1.37
DOP81.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,017
|
$0.35
DOP20.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,968
|
$1.35
DOP79.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,996
|
$0.79
DOP46.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,257
|
$0.98
DOP58.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,488
|
$1.09
DOP64.32
|
|
pay 21.8% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP314,279
|
$4.80
DOP283.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,752,505
|
$82.54
DOP4,872.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,701,001,880
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,656,658.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,147,926
|
$18.61
DOP1,098.64
|
|
pay 3.2% less for housing
Beirut
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,869,814
|
$42.28
DOP2,495.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,465,831
|
$732.50
DOP43,242.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,355,752
|
$411.15
DOP24,271.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,511,853
|
$66.16
DOP3,905.88
|
|
pay 39.0% more for childcare
Beirut
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,509,462
|
$361.79
DOP21,357.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP370,137,295
|
$6,176.69
DOP364,632.33
|
|
pay 13.7% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP270,100
|
$2.48
DOP146.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP252,094
|
$2.58
DOP152.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP180,067
|
$4.54
DOP267.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,341,982
|
$44.94
DOP2,652.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP630,234
|
$6.40
DOP377.62
|
|
pay 6.0% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,033,859
|
$66.44
DOP3,922.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,209,075
|
$56.74
DOP3,349.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,284,694
|
$103.17
DOP6,090.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,967,983
|
$109.66
DOP6,473.50
|
|
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