Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 36.2% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Praia, you would:
pay 10.6% more for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE506.84
|
$10.23
DOP620.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE658.90
|
$6.60
DOP400.41
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE185.57
|
$1.05
DOP63.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE116.63
|
$0.77
DOP46.41
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
|
Praia
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE307.56
|
$1.90
DOP115.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE828.21
|
$3.22
DOP195.15
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE498.84
|
$4.91
DOP297.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE229.09
|
$2.37
DOP143.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE272.43
|
$2.89
DOP175.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE208.14
|
$1.37
DOP83.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE137.94
|
$0.35
DOP21.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE162.46
|
$1.35
DOP81.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE232.97
|
$0.79
DOP48.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE126.45
|
$0.98
DOP59.67
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE91.96
|
$1.09
DOP66.07
|
|
pay 71.1% more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE657.89
|
$4.80
DOP291.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,128.74
|
$82.54
DOP5,005.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,041,061.17
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,701,742.26
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,799.29
|
$18.61
DOP1,128.54
|
|
pay 7.0% less for housing
|
Praia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,347.20
|
$42.28
DOP2,563.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE60,821.22
|
$732.50
DOP44,418.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE40,547.48
|
$411.15
DOP24,932.22
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,845.37
|
$66.16
DOP4,012.18
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,512.93
|
$361.79
DOP21,939.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE340,598.85
|
$6,176.69
DOP374,555.28
|
|
pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE258.49
|
$2.48
DOP150.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE155.21
|
$2.58
DOP156.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE456.16
|
$4.54
DOP275.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,801.33
|
$44.94
DOP2,725.01
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE608.21
|
$6.40
DOP387.90
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
|
Praia
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,068.44
|
$66.44
DOP4,029.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,054.75
|
$56.74
DOP3,441.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,123.18
|
$103.17
DOP6,256.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,684.78
|
$109.66
DOP6,649.67
|
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