Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

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.

Santo Domingo vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.7% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON51.73	$10.23 DOP606.70	-13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON32.92	$6.60 DOP391.42	-12.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.72	$1.05 DOP62.27	-47.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.62	$0.77 DOP45.37	-65.3%
Average			-34.7%

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pay 33.5% more for groceries

	Bucharest	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.13	$1.90 DOP112.84	+62.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON19.75	$3.22 DOP190.77	-28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON27.68	$4.91 DOP291.11	-22.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.30	$2.37 DOP140.39	-27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.48	$2.89 DOP171.26	-6.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.56	$1.37 DOP81.40	+134.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.36	$0.35 DOP20.99	-54.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.28	$1.35 DOP80.11	+79.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.85	$0.79 DOP47.02	-9.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.21	$0.98 DOP58.33	+94.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.92	$1.09 DOP64.59	+147.3%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Bucharest	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON26.60	$4.80 DOP284.57	-21.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON75.24	$82.54 DOP4,892.77	+378.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON113,503.60	$28,062.96 DOP1,663,541.67	+7.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.39	$18.61 DOP1,103.21	+219.9%
Average			+146.3%

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pay 82.0% more for housing

	Bucharest	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON40.83	$42.28 DOP2,506.19	+351.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,627.45	$732.50 DOP43,421.69	+21.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,733.91	$411.15 DOP24,372.54	+3.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON567.74	$66.16 DOP3,922.11	-49.1%
Average			+82.0%

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pay 36.7% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,304.50	$361.79 DOP21,446.64	-31.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON46,407.15	$6,176.69 DOP366,147.29	-41.9%
Average			-36.7%

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pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.11	$2.48 DOP146.78	-23.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON13.83	$2.58 DOP152.90	-18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.10	$4.54 DOP269.10	-24.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON217.56	$44.94 DOP2,663.84	-9.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON37.62	$6.40 DOP379.19	-25.8%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 12.8% more for clothing

	Bucharest	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON342.28	$66.44 DOP3,938.68	-15.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON173.19	$56.74 DOP3,363.78	+43.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON375.14	$103.17 DOP6,115.96	+20.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON461.82	$109.66 DOP6,500.39	+3.6%
Average			+12.8%

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