Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 2.8 times more expensive than Delhi.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Delhi, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Delhi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
₹350.21
|
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
₹41.22
|
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹15.68
|
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Delhi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
₹46.27
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.37
₹200.29
|
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.88
₹242.88
|
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
₹97.24
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.61
₹136.16
|
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
₹75.25
|
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
₹29.22
|
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
₹39.04
|
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
₹24.28
|
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.71
|
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.31
|
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for transportation
|
Delhi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.41
₹372.67
|
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.85
₹1,000.59
|
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.49
₹210.12
|
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Delhi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.48
₹715.75
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.66
₹23,611.93
|
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$164.09
₹13,854.38
|
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.25
₹3,905.02
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for childcare
|
Delhi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.50
₹7,810.16
|
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,766.20
₹149,121.18
|
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
|
pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Delhi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.12
|
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.43
₹204.95
|
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.15
₹350.21
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.31
₹1,799.12
|
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
₹415.24
|
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Delhi
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.25
₹2,723.01
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
₹2,726.56
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.15
₹4,487.24
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.86
₹3,449.93
|
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
|
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