Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 32.3% more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF750
|
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF723
|
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF525
|
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF113
|
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF835
|
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF683
|
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF569
|
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
|
pay 72.9% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
|
pay 29.7% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
|
pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF733
|
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
|
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