Cost of living comparison

 Oranjestad, Aruba
compared to
 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo vs. Oranjestad Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 19.4% cheaper than Oranjestad.

Restaurants
pay 38.8% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries
pay 33.8% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation
pay 1.9% more in Santo Domingo
Housing
pay 40.3% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare
pay 22.1% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 40.9% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing
pay 5.7% less in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Oranjestad Cost Breakdown

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

pay 38.8% less for restaurants

 
Oranjestad
Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.00
AWG34.20
$10.23
DOP604.19
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.27
AWG18.49
$6.60
DOP389.80
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.33
AWG2.40
$1.05
DOP62.01

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pay 33.8% less for groceries

 
Oranjestad
Santo Domingo
Bread
1 loaf
$3.05
AWG5.50
$1.90
DOP112.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.00
AWG10.80
$3.22
DOP189.98
Milk (1 gallon) $6.40
AWG11.52
$4.91
DOP289.90

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

 
Oranjestad
Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.66
AWG10.19
$4.80
DOP283.40
Monthly public transit pass $40.00
AWG72.00
$82.54
DOP4,872.53
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
$28,062.96
DOP1,656,658.67

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pay 40.3% less for housing

 
Oranjestad
Santo Domingo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$91.80
AWG165.25
$42.28
DOP2,495.82
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $810.73
AWG1,459.31
$732.50
DOP43,242.03
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $655.25
AWG1,179.45
$411.15
DOP24,271.70

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pay 22.1% more for childcare

 
Oranjestad
Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $225.00
AWG405.00
$361.79
DOP21,357.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
$6,176.69
DOP364,632.33

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pay 40.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Oranjestad
Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.00
AWG5.40
$2.48
DOP146.18
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.72
AWG6.69
$2.58
DOP152.27
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.00
AWG18.00
$4.54
DOP267.99

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pay 5.7% less for clothing

 
Oranjestad
Santo Domingo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.00
AWG144.00
$66.44
DOP3,922.38
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.37
AWG103.27
$56.74
DOP3,349.86
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$116.59
AWG209.86
$103.17
DOP6,090.66

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