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
KMF758
|
$10.23
DOP620.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
$6.60
DOP400.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF731
|
$1.05
DOP63.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF531
|
$0.77
DOP46.42
|
|
pay 40.3% more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
$1.90
DOP115.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
$3.22
DOP195.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
$4.91
DOP297.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
$2.37
DOP143.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
$2.89
DOP175.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
$1.37
DOP83.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF101
|
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF115
|
$1.35
DOP81.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF844
|
$0.79
DOP48.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF691
|
$0.98
DOP59.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF575
|
$1.09
DOP66.09
|
|
pay 72.9% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
$4.80
DOP291.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
$82.54
DOP5,006.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,040.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
$18.61
DOP1,128.74
|
|
pay 29.0% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
$42.28
DOP2,564.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
$732.50
DOP44,426.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
$411.15
DOP24,936.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
$66.16
DOP4,012.88
|
|
pay 29.7% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
$361.79
DOP21,942.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
$6,176.69
DOP374,620.98
|
|
pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF741
|
$2.48
DOP150.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
$2.58
DOP156.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
$4.54
DOP275.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
$44.94
DOP2,725.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
$6.40
DOP387.97
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$66.44
DOP4,029.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$56.74
DOP3,441.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
$103.17
DOP6,257.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
$109.66
DOP6,650.83
|
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