Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 7.4% cheaper than Djibouti.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Djibouti, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
|
Djibouti
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.05
DJF1,795
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
DJF316
|
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
DJF299
|
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
|
Djibouti
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.21
DJF1,645
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
DJF847
|
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.45
DJF1,510
|
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.04
DJF1,436
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.12
DJF1,629
|
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
DJF362
|
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
DJF90
|
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
DJF204
|
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
DJF136
|
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
DJF149
|
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
|
Djibouti
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
DJF934
|
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.20
DJF7,538
|
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,541.44
DJF5,990,734
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$36.29
DJF6,481
|
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
|
pay 55.1% less for housing
|
Djibouti
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.24
DJF8,974
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,758.47
DJF314,074
|
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$993.31
DJF177,412
|
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$544.29
DJF97,214
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
|
Djibouti
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.14
DJF60,751
|
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,437.75
DJF2,221,468
|
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
|
pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Djibouti
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.70
DJF1,196
|
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
DJF499
|
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.42
DJF611
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.29
DJF13,627
|
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.37
DJF1,496
|
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
|
pay 94.0% more for clothing
|
Djibouti
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.91
DJF4,985
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.54
DJF3,490
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$122.81
DJF21,935
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.99
DJF11,965
|
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
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