Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 49.3% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 61.5% less for restaurants
|
Saint Helier
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.97
|
$10.23
DOP620.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
$6.60
DOP400.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.25
|
$1.05
DOP63.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.99
|
$0.77
DOP46.42
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
$1.90
DOP115.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.24
|
$3.22
DOP195.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.24
|
$4.91
DOP297.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
$2.37
DOP143.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.52
|
$2.89
DOP175.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$1.37
DOP83.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.11
|
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$1.35
DOP81.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.46
|
$0.79
DOP48.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.25
|
$0.98
DOP59.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.15
|
$1.09
DOP66.09
|
|
pay 19.9% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.31
|
$4.80
DOP291.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.44
|
$82.54
DOP5,006.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,040.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.99
|
$18.61
DOP1,128.74
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
$42.28
DOP2,564.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
$732.50
DOP44,426.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
$411.15
DOP24,936.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£133.30
|
$66.16
DOP4,012.88
|
|
pay 77.2% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
$361.79
DOP21,942.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
$6,176.69
DOP374,620.98
|
|
pay 58.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.17
|
$2.48
DOP150.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.94
|
$2.58
DOP156.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.33
|
$4.54
DOP275.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.93
|
$44.94
DOP2,725.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.39
|
$6.40
DOP387.97
|
|
pay 28.1% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
$66.44
DOP4,029.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
$56.74
DOP3,441.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
$103.17
DOP6,257.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£161.02
|
$109.66
DOP6,650.83
|
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