Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 55.3% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
$18.76
€17.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
$11.79
€11.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
$3.14
€2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
|
pay 33.7% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
$2.89
€2.74
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
$4.13
€3.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
$5.15
€4.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
$3.08
€2.92
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
$1.11
€1.05
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
$1.03
€0.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
$1.70
€1.62
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
$7.50
€7.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
$71.38
€67.69
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
$34,296.42
€32,525.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
$17.79
€16.87
|
|
pay 41.8% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
$22.48
€21.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
$1,111.66
€1,054.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
$870.64
€825.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
$99.35
€94.22
|
|
pay 31.7% more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
$338.03
€320.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
$10,508.28
€9,965.65
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
$4.76
€4.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
$11.36
€10.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
$47.76
€45.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
$18.22
€17.28
|
|
pay 1.3% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Helsinki
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
$100.00
€94.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
$31.76
€30.12
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
$89.57
€84.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
$111.24
€105.50
|
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