Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 4.6% cheaper than Nicosia.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
|
Nicosia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.33
€11.69
|
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
€7.11
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
€1.39
|
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
|
pay 0.7% more for groceries
|
Nicosia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.76
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.54
€6.20
|
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.37
€6.99
|
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
€3.49
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
€3.76
|
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.14
|
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.11
|
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
|
pay 16.7% more for transportation
|
Nicosia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.35
|
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.59
€50.82
|
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,348.13
€26,884.29
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.47
€13.72
|
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
|
pay 10.2% less for housing
|
Nicosia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.63
€28.10
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$707.36
€670.84
|
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$588.46
€558.08
|
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.51
€145.58
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
|
pay 14.1% less for childcare
|
Nicosia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.35
€401.49
|
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,161.35
€6,791.55
|
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
|
pay 31.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nicosia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.07
|
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
€3.30
|
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.50
€62.11
|
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
|
pay 19.1% more for clothing
|
Nicosia
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.72
€77.50
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.90
€34.05
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.71
€75.60
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.82
€96.56
|
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
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