Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 77.8% more expensive than Palikir.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Palikir, you would:
pay 31.6% less for restaurants
|
Palikir
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$10.23
DOP618.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
|
$6.60
DOP399.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$1.05
DOP63.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.77
DOP46.28
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
|
Palikir
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.20
|
$1.90
DOP115.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.20
|
$3.22
DOP194.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$0.79
|
$4.91
DOP296.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
|
$2.37
DOP143.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$2.89
DOP174.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.37
DOP83.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.35
DOP21.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.35
DOP81.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
|
$0.79
DOP47.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.98
DOP59.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.09
DOP65.89
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Palikir
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.81
|
$4.80
DOP290.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.00
|
$82.54
DOP4,991.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$3,995.00
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,697,107.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.45
|
$18.61
DOP1,125.47
|
|
pay 1.3% more for housing
|
Palikir
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$265.00
|
$42.28
DOP2,556.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
|
$732.50
DOP44,297.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$600.00
|
$411.15
DOP24,864.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.59
|
$66.16
DOP4,001.25
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Palikir
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.00
|
$361.79
DOP21,879.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,685.00
|
$6,176.69
DOP373,535.16
|
|
pay 4.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Palikir
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$2.48
DOP149.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.00
|
$2.58
DOP155.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.00
|
$4.54
DOP274.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
|
$44.94
DOP2,717.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$6.40
DOP386.84
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Palikir
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
|
$66.44
DOP4,018.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.00
|
$56.74
DOP3,431.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$103.17
DOP6,239.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$109.66
DOP6,631.55
|
|
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