Cost of living comparison
Bucharest is 17.3% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Bucharest instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 77.0% more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP616.67
|
$11.85
RON56.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP397.85
|
$7.54
RON36.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.29
|
$2.00
RON9.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.11
|
$2.20
RON10.53
|
|
pay 0.4% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP114.70
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP193.90
|
$4.52
RON21.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP295.89
|
$6.34
RON30.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP142.70
|
$3.28
RON15.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.07
|
$3.09
RON14.76
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.74
|
$0.59
RON2.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.34
|
$0.77
RON3.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.43
|
$0.75
RON3.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.80
|
$0.88
RON4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.29
|
$0.51
RON2.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.65
|
$0.44
RON2.11
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP289.25
|
$6.09
RON29.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,973.12
|
$17.24
RON82.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,690,860.82
|
$26,003.12
RON124,248.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,121.33
|
$5.82
RON27.80
|
|
pay 0.6% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,547.34
|
$9.35
RON44.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,134.78
|
$601.94
RON2,876.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,772.79
|
$397.23
RON1,898.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,986.52
|
$130.07
RON621.49
|
|
pay 59.0% more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,798.84
|
$527.95
RON2,522.65
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP372,160.26
|
$10,631.65
RON50,800.15
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.19
|
$3.23
RON15.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.41
|
$3.17
RON15.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP273.52
|
$5.98
RON28.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,707.59
|
$49.84
RON238.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP385.42
|
$8.62
RON41.18
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Bucharest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,003.36
|
$78.42
RON374.68
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,419.02
|
$39.68
RON189.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,216.40
|
$85.94
RON410.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,607.15
|
$105.80
RON505.54
|
|
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