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Santo Domingo vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 30.6% more expensive than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 14.9% more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 38.7% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 45.1% more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 17.3% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 47.9% more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.0% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 30.6% more in Santo Domingo

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing in Santo Domingo are more expensive than in Pretoria.

Santo Domingo vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.9% more for restaurants

	Pretoria	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.52 ZAR159.43	$10.23 DOP624.14	+20.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR87.63	$6.60 DOP402.67	+41.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR18.87	$1.05 DOP64.06	+4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ZAR15.20	$0.77 DOP46.67	-5.8%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 38.7% more for groceries

	Pretoria	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR20.10	$1.90 DOP116.09	+77.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ZAR69.17	$3.22 DOP196.25	-12.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 ZAR91.94	$4.91 DOP299.47
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 ZAR43.92	$2.37 DOP144.42	+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 ZAR38.85	$2.89 DOP176.18	+39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.92	$1.37 DOP83.74	+98.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR12.81	$0.35 DOP21.59	-48.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR13.57	$1.35 DOP82.41	+86.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR14.09	$0.79 DOP48.37	+5.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR11.97	$0.98 DOP60.01	+53.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR10.91	$1.09 DOP66.45	+86.9%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 45.1% more for transportation

	Pretoria	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 ZAR94.58	$4.80 DOP292.75	-5.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.32 ZAR1,222.27	$82.54 DOP5,033.35	+26.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,084.78 ZAR357,114.35	$28,062.96 DOP1,711,338.53	+47.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.78 ZAR164.21	$18.61 DOP1,134.91	+112.1%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 17.3% more for housing

	Pretoria	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.13 ZAR732.23	$42.28 DOP2,578.19	+8.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$416.34 ZAR7,790.62	$732.50 DOP44,669.29	+75.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.25 ZAR7,096.50	$411.15 DOP25,072.81	+8.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.03 ZAR1,609.79	$66.16 DOP4,034.80	-23.1%
Average			+17.3%

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pay 47.9% more for childcare

	Pretoria	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.65 ZAR4,053.98	$361.79 DOP22,062.84	+67.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR89,825.19	$6,176.69 DOP376,667.43	+28.7%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 ZAR44.64	$2.48 DOP151.00	+3.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR37.34	$2.58 DOP157.29	+29.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR55.27	$4.54 DOP276.83	+53.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.21 ZAR640.14	$44.94 DOP2,740.38	+31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.81 ZAR146.14	$6.40 DOP390.08	-18.1%
Average			+20.0%

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pay 30.6% more for clothing

	Pretoria	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR918.51	$66.44 DOP4,051.85	+35.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR648.33	$56.74 DOP3,460.43	+63.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 ZAR1,727.12	$103.17 DOP6,291.69	+11.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,839.53	$109.66 DOP6,687.16	+11.5%
Average			+30.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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