Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 48.5% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
|
Buenos Aires
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
ARS11,041.09
|
$10.23
DOP616.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
ARS8,521.71
|
$6.60
DOP397.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
ARS1,474.81
|
$1.05
DOP63.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
ARS1,088.57
|
$0.77
DOP46.11
|
|
pay 26.5% more for groceries
|
Buenos Aires
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.16
ARS2,163.12
|
$1.90
DOP114.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.19
ARS5,212.40
|
$3.22
DOP193.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.04
ARS5,059.38
|
$4.91
DOP295.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
ARS2,315.38
|
$2.37
DOP142.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.80
ARS2,813.23
|
$2.89
DOP174.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
ARS927.79
|
$1.37
DOP82.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
ARS877.96
|
$0.35
DOP21.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS608.10
|
$1.35
DOP81.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
ARS1,003.35
|
$0.79
DOP47.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
ARS428.62
|
$0.98
DOP59.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ARS507.24
|
$1.09
DOP65.65
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Buenos Aires
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.50
ARS3,517.88
|
$4.80
DOP289.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ARS11,041.09
|
$82.54
DOP4,973.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,250.00
ARS23,336,839.21
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,690,860.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.35
ARS7,377.45
|
$18.61
DOP1,121.33
|
|
pay 42.4% more for housing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.79
ARS23,883.25
|
$42.28
DOP2,547.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$513.68
ARS515,595.97
|
$732.50
DOP44,134.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.39
ARS358,727.22
|
$411.15
DOP24,772.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.23
ARS49,417.43
|
$66.16
DOP3,986.52
|
|
pay 52.5% more for childcare
|
Buenos Aires
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.50
ARS217,308.63
|
$361.79
DOP21,798.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,476.88
ARS4,493,598.29
|
$6,176.69
DOP372,160.26
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Buenos Aires
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,806.49
|
$2.48
DOP149.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
ARS2,995.28
|
$2.58
DOP155.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
ARS2,408.96
|
$4.54
DOP273.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.22
ARS27,320.56
|
$44.94
DOP2,707.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS5,018.68
|
$6.40
DOP385.42
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
|
Buenos Aires
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.58
ARS89,909.56
|
$66.44
DOP4,003.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.73
ARS75,008.25
|
$56.74
DOP3,419.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.08
ARS114,503.00
|
$103.17
DOP6,216.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.22
ARS119,663.28
|
$109.66
DOP6,607.15
|
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