Cost of living comparison
Nairobi is 28.5% cheaper than Santo Domingo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 34.1% less in Nairobi
- Groceries
-
pay 18.9% less in Nairobi
- Transportation
-
pay 22.7% less in Nairobi
- Housing
-
pay 43.5% less in Nairobi
- Childcare
-
pay 12.1% less in Nairobi
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.4% less in Nairobi
- Clothing
-
pay 56.6% less in Nairobi
Expenses including clothing, housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Nairobi.
If you lived in Nairobi instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 34.1% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP604.19
|
$3.85
KES499.01
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP389.80
|
$6.17
KES798.42
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP62.01
|
$0.66
KES85.82
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP45.18
|
$0.53
KES68.95
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP112.38
|
$0.56
KES72.27
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP189.98
|
$5.59
KES723.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP289.90
|
$3.35
KES434.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP139.81
|
$1.70
KES220.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP170.55
|
$2.71
KES350.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP81.06
|
$1.26
KES163.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.90
|
$0.50
KES64.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP79.78
|
$0.87
KES113.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP46.83
|
$0.46
KES59.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP58.09
|
$0.48
KES62.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP64.32
|
$0.56
KES72.04
|
|
pay 22.7% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP283.40
|
$6.17
KES799.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,872.53
|
$30.83
KES3,992.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,656,658.67
|
$19,266.80
KES2,495,050.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,098.64
|
$13.87
KES1,796.44
|
|
pay 43.5% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,495.82
|
$39.39
KES5,101.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP43,242.03
|
$428.53
KES55,494.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,271.70
|
$166.44
KES21,553.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,905.88
|
$22.39
KES2,899.83
|
|
pay 12.1% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,357.90
|
$166.67
KES21,584.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP364,632.33
|
$8,008.06
KES1,037,043.35
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP146.18
|
$2.31
KES299.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP152.27
|
$2.24
KES290.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP267.99
|
$3.08
KES399.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,652.82
|
$44.12
KES5,713.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP377.62
|
$6.17
KES798.42
|
|
pay 56.6% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Nairobi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP3,922.38
|
$16.84
KES2,181.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,349.86
|
$22.95
KES2,971.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,090.66
|
$61.84
KES8,007.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,473.50
|
$52.50
KES6,798.97
|
|
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