Cost of living comparison

Port-au-prince, Haiti

compared to

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Port-au-prince Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 35.8% more expensive than Port-au-prince.

Restaurants: pay 38.3% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 3.1 times more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 40.3% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.3% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 20.5% less in Santo Domingo

The cost of transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Port-au-prince. Expenses including housing, restaurants, clothing, and groceries are lower in Santo Domingo. Notably, transportation and childcare are significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo vs. Port-au-prince Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Port-au-prince, you would:

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pay 38.3% less for restaurants

	Port-au-prince	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.00 HTG1,573.36	$10.23 DOP604.19	-14.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.39 HTG1,492.84	$6.60 DOP389.80	-42.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 HTG262.23	$1.05 DOP62.01	-47.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 HTG196.67	$0.77 DOP45.18	-49.0%
Average			-38.3%

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Port-au-prince	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.50 HTG327.78	$1.90 DOP112.38	-23.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$3.22 DOP189.98	-35.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.68 HTG744.48	$4.91 DOP289.90	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 HTG366.50	$2.37 DOP139.81	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.91 HTG905.77	$2.89 DOP170.55	-58.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$1.37 DOP81.06	-39.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 HTG71.37	$0.35 DOP20.90	-34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$1.35 DOP79.78	+197.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 HTG59.47	$0.79 DOP46.83	+74.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 HTG297.36	$0.98 DOP58.09	-56.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 HTG166.52	$1.09 DOP64.32	-14.2%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for transportation

	Port-au-prince	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.01 HTG263.12	$4.80 DOP283.40	+139.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 HTG2,622.26	$82.54 DOP4,872.53	+312.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 HTG4,588,953.88	$28,062.96 DOP1,656,658.67	-19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 HTG469.38	$18.61 DOP1,098.64	+419.8%
Average			+213.0%

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pay 40.3% less for housing

	Port-au-prince	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.98 HTG21,762.23	$42.28 DOP2,495.82	-74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$910.00 HTG119,312.80	$732.50 DOP43,242.03	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.00 HTG116,690.54	$411.15 DOP24,271.70	-53.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.47 HTG10,026.29	$66.16 DOP3,905.88	-13.5%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Port-au-prince	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$100.00 HTG13,111.30	$361.79 DOP21,357.90	+261.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,867.80 HTG900,457.87	$6,176.69 DOP364,632.33	-10.1%
Average			+125.9%

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pay 12.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Port-au-prince	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 HTG655.56	$2.48 DOP146.18	-50.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 HTG216.03	$2.58 DOP152.27	+56.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 HTG262.23	$4.54 DOP267.99	+127.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.54 HTG9,117.80	$44.94 DOP2,652.82	-35.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 HTG1,311.13	$6.40 DOP377.62	-36.0%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 20.5% less for clothing

	Port-au-prince	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 HTG10,489.04	$66.44 DOP3,922.38	-16.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$75.00 HTG9,833.47	$56.74 DOP3,349.86	-24.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$120.00 HTG15,733.56	$103.17 DOP6,090.66	-14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.00 HTG19,666.95	$109.66 DOP6,473.50	-26.9%
Average			-20.5%

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