Cost of living comparison

Caracas, Venezuela

compared to

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 59.0% more expensive than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 39.6% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 11.8% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 73.6% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 16.1% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Caracas. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Santo Domingo. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 39.6% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00 VEF149.62	$10.23 DOP617.15	-31.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00 VEF119.69	$6.60 DOP398.16	-45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 VEF17.78	$1.05 DOP63.34	-41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 VEF12.84	$0.77 DOP46.15	-40.6%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 11.8% less for groceries

	Caracas	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.17 VEF21.64	$1.90 DOP114.79	-12.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 VEF48.61	$3.22 DOP194.05	-34.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.73 VEF77.06	$4.91 DOP296.12	-36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 VEF30.26	$2.37 DOP142.81	-21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.24 VEF32.36	$2.89 DOP174.21	-11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.55 VEF25.43	$1.37 DOP82.80	-46.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 VEF6.56	$0.35 DOP21.35	-46.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.97	$1.35 DOP81.49	+50.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 VEF7.51	$0.79 DOP47.83	+5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 VEF10.04	$0.98 DOP59.34	-2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 VEF8.69	$1.09 DOP65.70	+25.1%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 73.6% more for transportation

	Caracas	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$4.80 DOP289.48	+153.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$82.54 DOP4,977.05	+175.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00 VEF319,184.03	$28,062.96 DOP1,692,196.48	-12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.80 VEF237.39	$18.61 DOP1,122.21	-21.8%
Average			+73.6%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Caracas	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.22 VEF371.27	$42.28 DOP2,549.35	+13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$394.44 VEF3,934.39	$732.50 DOP44,169.64	+85.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$366.67 VEF3,657.32	$411.15 DOP24,792.36	+12.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$7.90 VEF78.82	$66.16 DOP3,989.67	+737.3%
Average			+212.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Caracas	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$98.67 VEF984.15	$361.79 DOP21,816.06	+266.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,720.00 VEF47,079.64	$6,176.69 DOP372,454.24	+30.9%
Average			+148.8%

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pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$2.48 DOP149.31	+65.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.72 VEF27.12	$2.58 DOP155.53	-5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.25 VEF32.42	$4.54 DOP273.74	+39.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.88 VEF716.92	$44.94 DOP2,709.73	-37.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$6.40 DOP385.72	+6.6%
Average			+13.8%

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pay 16.1% more for clothing

	Caracas	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00 VEF598.47	$66.44 DOP4,006.52	+10.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.33 VEF432.23	$56.74 DOP3,421.72	+30.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.12 VEF1,128.37	$103.17 DOP6,221.31	-8.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.33 VEF831.21	$109.66 DOP6,612.36	+31.6%
Average			+16.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025

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