Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 31.0% cheaper than Reykjavik.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.0% less in Santo Domingo
- Groceries
-
pay 35.7% less in Santo Domingo
- Transportation
-
pay 22.5% less in Santo Domingo
- Housing
-
pay 39.2% less in Santo Domingo
- Childcare
-
pay 23.2% more in Santo Domingo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.8% less in Santo Domingo
- Clothing
-
pay 25.1% less in Santo Domingo
Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Reykjavik, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
Reykjavik
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
ISK2,527
|
$10.23
DOP604.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$18.02
ISK2,277
|
$6.60
DOP389.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.15
ISK399
|
$1.05
DOP62.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
ISK276
|
$0.77
DOP45.18
|
|
pay 35.7% less for groceries
Reykjavik
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.61
ISK456
|
$1.90
DOP112.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.76
ISK980
|
$3.22
DOP189.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
ISK809
|
$4.91
DOP289.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.76
ISK727
|
$2.37
DOP139.81
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.45
ISK1,194
|
$2.89
DOP170.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
ISK177
|
$1.37
DOP81.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK128
|
$0.35
DOP20.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK154
|
$1.35
DOP79.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
ISK281
|
$0.79
DOP46.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
ISK181
|
$0.98
DOP58.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
ISK118
|
$1.09
DOP64.32
|
|
pay 22.5% less for transportation
Reykjavik
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.50
ISK1,074
|
$4.80
DOP283.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.95
ISK9,472
|
$82.54
DOP4,872.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,450.45
ISK5,364,463
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,656,658.67
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.05
ISK3,039
|
$18.61
DOP1,098.64
|
|
pay 39.2% less for housing
Reykjavik
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.87
ISK8,829
|
$42.28
DOP2,495.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,971.17
ISK249,097
|
$732.50
DOP43,242.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,803.44
ISK227,901
|
$411.15
DOP24,271.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.95
ISK6,818
|
$66.16
DOP3,905.88
|
|
pay 23.2% more for childcare
Reykjavik
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$252.14
ISK31,863
|
$361.79
DOP21,357.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK757,461
|
$6,176.69
DOP364,632.33
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
Reykjavik
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.81
ISK1,366
|
$2.48
DOP146.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
ISK670
|
$2.58
DOP152.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.25
ISK1,547
|
$4.54
DOP267.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.95
ISK8,839
|
$44.94
DOP2,652.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.77
ISK1,867
|
$6.40
DOP377.62
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
Reykjavik
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.97
ISK13,771
|
$66.44
DOP3,922.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.72
ISK6,283
|
$56.74
DOP3,349.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.85
ISK19,190
|
$103.17
DOP6,090.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$194.16
ISK24,536
|
$109.66
DOP6,473.50
|
|
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