Cost of living comparison

Praia, Cabo Verde

compared to

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 36.2% more expensive than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 10.6% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 22.9% less in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 71.1% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 7.0% less in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 21.0% more in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.6% more for restaurants

	Praia	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.86 CVE460.71	$10.23 DOP617.15	+110.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 CVE598.93	$6.60 DOP398.16	+4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CVE168.68	$1.05 DOP63.34	-41.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 CVE106.01	$0.77 DOP46.15	-31.6%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 22.9% less for groceries

	Praia	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 CVE279.57	$1.90 DOP114.79	-35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.94 CVE752.83	$3.22 DOP194.05	-59.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 CVE453.44	$4.91 DOP296.12	+2.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 CVE208.24	$2.37 DOP142.81	+7.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.61 CVE247.64	$2.89 DOP174.21	+10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 CVE189.19	$1.37 DOP82.80	-31.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 CVE125.39	$0.35 DOP21.35	-73.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 CVE147.68	$1.35 DOP81.49	-13.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.23 CVE211.76	$0.79 DOP47.83	-64.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CVE114.94	$0.98 DOP59.34	-18.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 CVE83.59	$1.09 DOP65.70	+23.5%
Average			-22.9%

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pay 71.1% more for transportation

	Praia	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.31 CVE598.01	$4.80 DOP289.48	-23.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.42 CVE1,935.00	$82.54 DOP4,977.05	+304.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,166.78 CVE2,764,281.58	$28,062.96 DOP1,692,196.48	-3.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.26 CVE1,635.53	$18.61 DOP1,122.21	+7.8%
Average			+71.1%

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pay 7.0% less for housing

	Praia	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.28 CVE4,860.53	$42.28 DOP2,549.35	-17.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$583.34 CVE55,285.63	$732.50 DOP44,169.64	+25.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$388.89 CVE36,857.09	$411.15 DOP24,792.36	+5.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.61 CVE10,767.28	$66.16 DOP3,989.67	-41.8%
Average			-7.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Praia	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$110.42 CVE10,465.09	$361.79 DOP21,816.06	+227.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,266.68 CVE309,599.54	$6,176.69 DOP372,454.24	+89.1%
Average			+158.3%

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pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 CVE234.96	$2.48 DOP149.31	-0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 CVE141.09	$2.58 DOP155.53	+73.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.38 CVE414.64	$4.54 DOP273.74	+3.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.46 CVE3,455.35	$44.94 DOP2,709.73	+23.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.83 CVE552.86	$6.40 DOP385.72	+9.7%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 21.0% more for clothing

	Praia	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.61 CVE4,607.14	$66.44 DOP4,006.52	+36.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.89 CVE3,685.71	$56.74 DOP3,421.72	+45.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.50 CVE8,292.84	$103.17 DOP6,221.31	+17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.25 CVE12,439.27	$109.66 DOP6,612.36	-16.5%
Average			+21.0%

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