Cost of living comparison

 Riga, Latvia
compared to
 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo vs. Riga Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 1.8% more expensive than Riga.

Restaurants
pay 21.9% less in Santo Domingo
Groceries
pay 23.7% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation
pay 48.3% more in Santo Domingo
Housing
pay 28.6% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare
pay 43.5% less in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.8% less in Santo Domingo
Clothing
pay 3.3% more in Santo Domingo

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

Santo Domingo vs. Riga Cost Breakdown

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

pay 21.9% less for restaurants

 
Riga
Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.72
€9.17
$10.23
DOP617.15
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.33
€7.13
$6.60
DOP398.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.44
€1.23
$1.05
DOP63.34

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pay 23.7% more for groceries

 
Riga
Santo Domingo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.56
€1.34
$1.90
DOP114.79
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.73
€4.90
$3.22
DOP194.05
Milk (1 gallon) $4.85
€4.15
$4.91
DOP296.12

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pay 48.3% more for transportation

 
Riga
Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.77
€5.79
$4.80
DOP289.48
Monthly public transit pass $32.15
€27.51
$82.54
DOP4,977.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,026.61
€23,976.76
$28,062.96
DOP1,692,196.48

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pay 28.6% more for housing

 
Riga
Santo Domingo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$17.68
€15.12
$42.28
DOP2,549.35
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $536.44
€458.92
$732.50
DOP44,169.64
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $367.73
€314.59
$411.15
DOP24,792.36

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pay 43.5% less for childcare

 
Riga
Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $538.03
€460.28
$361.79
DOP21,816.06
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,487.73
€11,538.75
$6,176.69
DOP372,454.24

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pay 25.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Riga
Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.82
€4.13
$2.48
DOP149.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.39
€2.90
$2.58
DOP155.53
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.25
€4.49
$4.54
DOP273.74

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pay 3.3% more for clothing

 
Riga
Santo Domingo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.84
€70.01
$66.44
DOP4,006.52
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$43.77
€37.44
$56.74
DOP3,421.72
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.38
€79.03
$103.17
DOP6,221.31

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