Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 30.4% cheaper than Oslo.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Oslo, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
|
Oslo
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.80
NOK246.74
|
$10.23
DOP620.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.31
NOK139.31
|
$6.60
DOP400.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.63
NOK41.09
|
$1.05
DOP63.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
NOK31.84
|
$0.77
DOP46.42
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
|
Oslo
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.25
NOK36.82
|
$1.90
DOP115.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
NOK72.41
|
$3.22
DOP195.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
NOK89.04
|
$4.91
DOP297.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
NOK50.90
|
$2.37
DOP143.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
NOK76.88
|
$2.89
DOP175.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NOK16.35
|
$1.37
DOP83.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.72
|
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
NOK16.19
|
$1.35
DOP81.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
NOK24.79
|
$0.79
DOP48.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NOK12.23
|
$0.98
DOP59.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
NOK11.77
|
$1.09
DOP66.09
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
|
Oslo
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
NOK87.66
|
$4.80
DOP291.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$81.47
NOK922.21
|
$82.54
DOP5,006.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,328.41
NOK411,241.28
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,040.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.53
NOK232.35
|
$18.61
DOP1,128.74
|
|
pay 48.9% less for housing
|
Oslo
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.77
NOK597.41
|
$42.28
DOP2,564.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,432.43
NOK16,215.24
|
$732.50
DOP44,426.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,135.26
NOK12,851.29
|
$411.15
DOP24,936.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.32
NOK2,029.93
|
$66.16
DOP4,012.88
|
|
pay 8.6% more for childcare
|
Oslo
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.78
NOK2,918.10
|
$361.79
DOP21,942.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,036.90
NOK90,978.57
|
$6,176.69
DOP374,620.98
|
|
pay 49.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Oslo
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.99
NOK113.09
|
$2.48
DOP150.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
NOK49.24
|
$2.58
DOP156.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.53
NOK164.50
|
$4.54
DOP275.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.05
NOK521.28
|
$44.94
DOP2,725.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.21
NOK172.21
|
$6.40
DOP387.97
|
|
pay 10.9% less for clothing
|
Oslo
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.96
NOK1,108.97
|
$66.44
DOP4,029.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.61
NOK561.63
|
$56.74
DOP3,441.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.16
NOK1,269.63
|
$103.17
DOP6,257.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$133.33
NOK1,509.26
|
$109.66
DOP6,650.83
|
|
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