Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 6.6% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 16.9% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP616.67
|
$9.19
RUB958.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP397.85
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.29
|
$1.07
RUB111.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.11
|
$0.49
RUB50.61
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP114.70
|
$0.62
RUB64.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP193.90
|
$4.41
RUB459.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP295.89
|
$3.57
RUB372.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP142.70
|
$1.52
RUB158.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.07
|
$1.99
RUB207.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.74
|
$0.68
RUB70.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.34
|
$0.67
RUB69.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.43
|
$0.72
RUB74.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.80
|
$1.12
RUB117.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.29
|
$0.25
RUB25.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.65
|
$0.21
RUB21.82
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP289.25
|
$2.22
RUB231.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,973.12
|
$28.58
RUB2,981.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,690,860.82
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,194,126.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,121.33
|
$5.82
RUB606.88
|
|
pay 4.8% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,547.34
|
$6.38
RUB665.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,134.78
|
$960.52
RUB100,190.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,772.79
|
$583.26
RUB60,839.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,986.52
|
$86.66
RUB9,039.35
|
|
pay 48.8% more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,798.84
|
$466.53
RUB48,663.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP372,160.26
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,086,221.24
|
|
pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.19
|
$3.06
RUB319.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.41
|
$2.52
RUB263.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP273.52
|
$2.45
RUB255.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,707.59
|
$32.34
RUB3,373.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP385.42
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,003.36
|
$81.16
RUB8,465.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,419.02
|
$42.31
RUB4,413.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,216.40
|
$108.95
RUB11,364.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,607.15
|
$101.97
RUB10,636.36
|
|
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