Cost of living comparison

Moroni, Comoros

compared to

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Moroni Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 32.3% more expensive than Moroni.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 40.3% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 72.9% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 29.0% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 29.7% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 11.4% more in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Moroni Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Moroni	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.61 KMF694	$10.23 DOP604.19	+536.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.62 KMF3,288	$6.60 DOP389.80	-13.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 KMF668	$1.05 DOP62.01	-32.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 KMF486	$0.77 DOP45.18	-32.0%
Average			+114.8%

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pay 40.3% more for groceries

	Moroni	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.61 KMF263	$1.90 DOP112.38	+212.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KMF2,217	$3.22 DOP189.98	-37.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.61 KMF6,734	$4.91 DOP289.90	-68.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.80 KMF2,071	$2.37 DOP139.81	-50.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 KMF1,143	$2.89 DOP170.55	+9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.43 KMF1,049	$1.37 DOP81.06	-43.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.21 KMF92	$0.35 DOP20.90	+65.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.24 KMF105	$1.35 DOP79.78	+456.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 KMF772	$0.79 DOP46.83	-55.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.46 KMF632	$0.98 DOP58.09	-32.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.22 KMF526	$1.09 DOP64.32	-10.6%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 72.9% more for transportation

	Moroni	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.91 KMF4,709	$4.80 DOP283.40	-56.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.95 KMF13,354	$82.54 DOP4,872.53	+166.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,241.41 KMF7,871,168	$28,062.96 DOP1,656,658.67	+53.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.20 KMF3,537	$18.61 DOP1,098.64	+127.0%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 29.0% less for housing

	Moroni	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$155.86 KMF67,255	$42.28 DOP2,495.82	-72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$696.65 KMF300,603	$732.50 DOP43,242.03	+5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$578.75 KMF249,732	$411.15 DOP24,271.70	-29.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.96 KMF35,365	$66.16 DOP3,905.88	-19.3%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 29.7% less for childcare

	Moroni	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.55 KMF164,638	$361.79 DOP21,357.90	-5.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,464.56 KMF5,809,958	$6,176.69 DOP364,632.33	-54.1%
Average			-29.7%

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pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moroni	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.57 KMF678	$2.48 DOP146.18	+57.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 KMF1,288	$2.58 DOP152.27	-13.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KMF809	$4.54 DOP267.99	+142.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.92 KMF14,206	$44.94 DOP2,652.82	+36.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.23 KMF2,687	$6.40 DOP377.62	+2.7%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 11.4% more for clothing

	Moroni	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.88 KMF24,973	$66.44 DOP3,922.38	+14.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.88 KMF24,973	$56.74 DOP3,349.86	-2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.03 KMF45,322	$103.17 DOP6,090.66	-1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.45 KMF35,147	$109.66 DOP6,473.50	+34.6%
Average			+11.4%

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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: June 2025

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