Cost of living comparison
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
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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.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Port-au-prince, you would:
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
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.39
HTG1,492.84
|
$6.60
DOP389.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
HTG262.23
|
$1.05
DOP62.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
HTG196.67
|
$0.77
DOP45.18
|
|
pay 1.7% less for groceries
Port-au-prince
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
HTG327.78
|
$1.90
DOP112.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
HTG655.56
|
$3.22
DOP189.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG744.48
|
$4.91
DOP289.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG366.50
|
$2.37
DOP139.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.91
HTG905.77
|
$2.89
DOP170.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG297.36
|
$1.37
DOP81.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
HTG71.37
|
$0.35
DOP20.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.47
|
$1.35
DOP79.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
HTG59.47
|
$0.79
DOP46.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG297.36
|
$0.98
DOP58.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
HTG166.52
|
$1.09
DOP64.32
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Port-au-prince
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.01
HTG263.12
|
$4.80
DOP283.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
HTG2,622.26
|
$82.54
DOP4,872.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,588,953.88
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,656,658.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.58
HTG469.38
|
$18.61
DOP1,098.64
|
|
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
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$910.00
HTG119,312.80
|
$732.50
DOP43,242.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$890.00
HTG116,690.54
|
$411.15
DOP24,271.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,026.29
|
$66.16
DOP3,905.88
|
|
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
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG900,457.87
|
$6,176.69
DOP364,632.33
|
|
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
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
HTG216.03
|
$2.58
DOP152.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG262.23
|
$4.54
DOP267.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,117.80
|
$44.94
DOP2,652.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
HTG1,311.13
|
$6.40
DOP377.62
|
|
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
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
HTG9,833.47
|
$56.74
DOP3,349.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,733.56
|
$103.17
DOP6,090.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,666.95
|
$109.66
DOP6,473.50
|
|
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