Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 0.0% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 22.3% more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
DOP601.02
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.89
DOP414.25
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
DOP54.17
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
DOP33.23
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 42.8% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
DOP128.54
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.45
DOP207.46
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
DOP293.24
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
DOP126.23
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
DOP163.81
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
DOP78.63
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.85
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
DOP75.75
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
DOP43.66
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
DOP49.81
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
DOP66.45
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 37.6% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
DOP297.72
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$86.16
DOP5,178.12
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,292.87
DOP1,760,560.19
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.06
DOP1,325.60
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 63.5% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.89
DOP2,697.80
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$847.67
DOP50,946.93
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.69
DOP25,043.86
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
DOP2,390.97
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$415.27
DOP24,958.53
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,617.64
DOP397,733.23
|
?? |
pay 16.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.58
DOP155.34
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
DOP149.65
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
DOP258.91
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.03
DOP2,225.30
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.46
DOP388.36
|
?? | |
pay 74.2% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Freetown
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.66
DOP3,585.85
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.15
DOP3,495.23
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.85
DOP5,760.66
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.92
DOP5,825.38
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
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