Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 26.1% more expensive than Bucharest.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.7% less in Santo Domingo
- Groceries
-
pay 33.5% more in Santo Domingo
- Transportation
-
pay 2.5 times more in Santo Domingo
- Housing
-
pay 82.0% more in Santo Domingo
- Childcare
-
pay 36.7% less in Santo Domingo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.3% less in Santo Domingo
- Clothing
-
pay 12.8% more in Santo Domingo
The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Bucharest. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Santo Domingo. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
Bucharest
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON52.46
|
$10.23
DOP604.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON33.38
|
$6.60
DOP389.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON8.84
|
$1.05
DOP62.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON9.75
|
$0.77
DOP45.18
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
Bucharest
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.20
|
$1.90
DOP112.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON20.02
|
$3.22
DOP189.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON28.07
|
$4.91
DOP289.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON14.51
|
$2.37
DOP139.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON13.67
|
$2.89
DOP170.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.59
|
$1.37
DOP81.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.40
|
$0.35
DOP20.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.32
|
$1.35
DOP79.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON3.90
|
$0.79
DOP46.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.24
|
$0.98
DOP58.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON1.95
|
$1.09
DOP64.32
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Bucharest
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON26.97
|
$4.80
DOP283.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON76.30
|
$82.54
DOP4,872.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON115,097.60
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,656,658.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON25.75
|
$18.61
DOP1,098.64
|
|
pay 82.0% more for housing
Bucharest
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON41.41
|
$42.28
DOP2,495.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,664.35
|
$732.50
DOP43,242.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,758.26
|
$411.15
DOP24,271.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON575.71
|
$66.16
DOP3,905.88
|
|
pay 36.7% less for childcare
Bucharest
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,336.87
|
$361.79
DOP21,357.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON47,058.87
|
$6,176.69
DOP364,632.33
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bucharest
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON14.31
|
$2.48
DOP146.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON14.02
|
$2.58
DOP152.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON26.47
|
$4.54
DOP267.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON220.62
|
$44.94
DOP2,652.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON38.15
|
$6.40
DOP377.62
|
|
pay 12.8% more for clothing
Bucharest
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON347.09
|
$66.44
DOP3,922.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON175.62
|
$56.74
DOP3,349.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON380.41
|
$103.17
DOP6,090.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON468.31
|
$109.66
DOP6,473.50
|
|
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