Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 54.5% more expensive than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 59.6% more for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
|
pay 36.7% more for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
|
pay 6.7% more for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
|
pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
|
pay 40.3% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
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