Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 22.7% cheaper than Berlin.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.2% less in Santo Domingo
- Groceries
-
pay 13.0% less in Santo Domingo
- Transportation
-
pay 6.1% less in Santo Domingo
- Housing
-
pay 45.0% less in Santo Domingo
- Childcare
-
pay 9.0% less in Santo Domingo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.4% less in Santo Domingo
- Clothing
-
pay 0.8% more in Santo Domingo
Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.75
|
$10.23
DOP617.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.09
|
$6.60
DOP398.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
€2.47
|
$1.05
DOP63.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.43
|
$0.77
DOP46.15
|
|
pay 13.0% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.67
|
$1.90
DOP114.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.66
€5.70
|
$3.22
DOP194.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.57
€3.91
|
$4.91
DOP296.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
€2.81
|
$2.37
DOP142.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.41
€4.62
|
$2.89
DOP174.21
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.15
|
$1.37
DOP82.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.35
DOP21.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.86
|
$1.35
DOP81.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
€1.58
|
$0.79
DOP47.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.98
DOP59.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.68
|
$1.09
DOP65.70
|
|
pay 6.1% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.15
|
$4.80
DOP289.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€44.93
|
$82.54
DOP4,977.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,799.21
€27,204.23
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,692,196.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.37
€25.12
|
$18.61
DOP1,122.21
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
Berlin
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.99
€38.49
|
$42.28
DOP2,549.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,278.77
€1,093.99
|
$732.50
DOP44,169.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.86
€803.20
|
$411.15
DOP24,792.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.55
€225.46
|
$66.16
DOP3,989.67
|
|
pay 9.0% less for childcare
Berlin
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$306.98
€262.62
|
$361.79
DOP21,816.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,639.17
€8,246.31
|
$6,176.69
DOP372,454.24
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.67
|
$2.48
DOP149.31
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
€3.41
|
$2.58
DOP155.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.11
€7.79
|
$4.54
DOP273.74
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.89
€32.41
|
$44.94
DOP2,709.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€11.69
|
$6.40
DOP385.72
|
|
pay 0.8% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.49
€73.14
|
$66.44
DOP4,006.52
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.99
€35.07
|
$56.74
DOP3,421.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.49
€81.69
|
$103.17
DOP6,221.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.30
€118.31
|
$109.66
DOP6,612.36
|
|
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