Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 59.0% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
$10.23
DOP616.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
$6.60
DOP397.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
$1.05
DOP63.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
$0.77
DOP46.11
|
|
pay 11.8% less for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
$1.90
DOP114.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
$3.22
DOP193.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
$4.91
DOP295.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
$2.37
DOP142.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
$2.89
DOP174.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
$1.37
DOP82.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
$0.35
DOP21.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
$1.35
DOP81.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
$0.79
DOP47.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
$0.98
DOP59.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$1.09
DOP65.65
|
|
pay 73.6% more for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$4.80
DOP289.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$82.54
DOP4,973.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,690,860.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
$18.61
DOP1,121.33
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Caracas
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
$42.28
DOP2,547.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
$732.50
DOP44,134.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
$411.15
DOP24,772.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
$66.16
DOP3,986.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
$361.79
DOP21,798.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$6,176.69
DOP372,160.26
|
|
pay 13.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$2.48
DOP149.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
$2.58
DOP155.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$4.54
DOP273.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
$44.94
DOP2,707.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$6.40
DOP385.42
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
$66.44
DOP4,003.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
$56.74
DOP3,419.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
$103.17
DOP6,216.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
$109.66
DOP6,607.15
|
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