Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 4.2 times more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP616.67
|
$20.90
€20.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP397.85
|
$12.33
€11.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.29
|
$4.67
€4.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.11
|
$7.08
€6.80
|
|
pay 90.4% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP114.70
|
$6.56
€6.30
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP193.90
|
$8.04
€7.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP295.89
|
$7.10
€6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP142.70
|
$3.56
€3.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.07
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.74
|
$2.07
€1.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.34
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.43
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.80
|
$1.80
€1.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.29
|
$0.95
€0.91
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.65
|
$1.46
€1.40
|
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pay 20.2% more for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP289.25
|
$8.55
€8.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,973.12
|
$23.58
€22.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,690,860.82
|
$46,276.05
€44,419.32
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,121.33
|
$20.36
€19.55
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,547.34
|
$61.09
€58.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,134.78
|
$8,084.96
€7,760.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,772.79
|
$6,430.58
€6,172.56
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,986.52
|
$235.04
€225.61
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Monaco
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,798.84
|
$2,089.94
€2,006.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP372,160.26
|
$42,736.55
€41,021.84
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.19
|
$8.57
€8.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.41
|
$6.62
€6.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP273.52
|
$13.40
€12.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,707.59
|
$515.79
€495.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP385.42
|
$12.86
€12.35
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Monaco
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,003.36
|
$174.43
€167.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,419.02
|
$75.29
€72.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,216.40
|
$219.18
€210.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,607.15
|
$625.91
€600.80
|
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