Cost of living comparison
Moroni is 22.0% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 6.4% more in Moroni
- Groceries
-
pay 40.5% more in Moroni
- Transportation
-
pay 6.6% less in Moroni
- Housing
-
pay 82.1% more in Moroni
- Childcare
-
pay 61.8% more in Moroni
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 21.8% less in Moroni
- Clothing
-
pay 8.7% less in Moroni
The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, and restaurants in Moroni are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, and transportation are lower in Moroni. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Moroni.
If you lived in Moroni instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 6.4% more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP617.15
|
$1.61
KMF677
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP398.16
|
$7.62
KMF3,209
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.34
|
$1.55
KMF652
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.15
|
$1.13
KMF474
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP114.79
|
$0.61
KMF257
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP194.05
|
$5.14
KMF2,164
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP296.12
|
$15.61
KMF6,572
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP142.81
|
$4.80
KMF2,022
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.21
|
$2.65
KMF1,116
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.80
|
$2.43
KMF1,024
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.35
|
$0.21
KMF90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.49
|
$0.24
KMF102
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.83
|
$1.79
KMF753
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.34
|
$1.46
KMF617
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.70
|
$1.22
KMF513
|
|
pay 6.6% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP289.48
|
$10.91
KMF4,596
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,977.05
|
$30.95
KMF13,033
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,692,196.48
|
$18,241.41
KMF7,682,367
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,122.21
|
$8.20
KMF3,452
|
|
pay 82.1% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,549.35
|
$155.86
KMF65,642
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,169.64
|
$696.65
KMF293,392
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,792.36
|
$578.75
KMF243,741
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,989.67
|
$81.96
KMF34,517
|
|
pay 61.8% more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,816.06
|
$381.55
KMF160,689
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP372,454.24
|
$13,464.56
KMF5,670,598
|
|
pay 21.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.31
|
$1.57
KMF661
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.53
|
$2.98
KMF1,257
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP273.74
|
$1.88
KMF790
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,709.73
|
$32.92
KMF13,865
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP385.72
|
$6.23
KMF2,622
|
|
pay 8.7% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Moroni
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,006.52
|
$57.88
KMF24,374
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,421.72
|
$57.88
KMF24,374
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,221.31
|
$105.03
KMF44,235
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,612.36
|
$81.45
KMF34,304
|
|
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