Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 10.9% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 31.6% more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP601.02
|
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP414.25
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP54.17
|
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP33.23
|
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP128.54
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP207.46
|
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP293.24
|
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP126.23
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP163.81
|
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP78.63
|
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.85
|
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP75.75
|
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP43.66
|
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP49.81
|
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP66.45
|
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP297.72
|
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,178.12
|
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,760,560.19
|
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,325.60
|
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
|
pay 92.2% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,697.80
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,946.93
|
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP25,043.86
|
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,390.97
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
|
pay 29.5% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,958.53
|
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP397,733.23
|
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
|
pay 8.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP155.34
|
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP149.65
|
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP258.91
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,225.30
|
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP388.36
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
|
pay 16.9% more for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,585.85
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,495.23
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,760.66
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,825.38
|
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
|
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