Cost of living comparison
Apia is 45.6% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Apia instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP616.67
|
$59.13
WST165.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP397.85
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.29
|
$2.14
WST6.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.11
|
$1.52
WST4.26
|
|
pay 13.2% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP114.70
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP193.90
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP295.89
|
$6.70
WST18.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP142.70
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.07
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.74
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.34
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.43
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.80
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.29
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.65
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP289.25
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,973.12
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,690,860.82
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,121.33
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,547.34
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,134.78
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,772.79
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,986.52
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,798.84
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP372,160.26
|
?? |
pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.19
|
$5.36
WST15.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.41
|
$1.61
WST4.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP273.52
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,707.59
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP385.42
|
?? | |
pay 29.5% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Apia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,003.36
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,419.02
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,216.40
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,607.15
|
$91.11
WST255.12
|
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