Cost of living comparison
Oslo is 80.0% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Oslo instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
$21.80
NOK241.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
$12.31
NOK136.47
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
$3.63
NOK40.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
$2.81
NOK31.20
|
|
pay 76.3% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
$3.25
NOK36.07
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
$6.40
NOK70.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
$7.87
NOK87.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
$4.50
NOK49.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
$6.79
NOK75.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
$1.44
NOK16.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
$1.04
NOK11.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
$1.43
NOK15.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
$2.19
NOK24.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
$1.08
NOK11.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
$1.04
NOK11.53
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
$7.74
NOK85.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
$81.47
NOK903.41
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
$36,328.41
NOK402,856.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
$20.53
NOK227.61
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
$52.77
NOK585.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
$1,432.43
NOK15,884.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
$1,135.26
NOK12,589.27
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
$179.32
NOK1,988.54
|
|
pay 0.7% more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
$257.78
NOK2,858.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
$8,036.90
NOK89,123.65
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
$9.99
NOK110.79
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
$4.35
NOK48.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
$14.53
NOK161.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
$46.05
NOK510.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
$15.21
NOK168.70
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Oslo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
$97.96
NOK1,086.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
$49.61
NOK550.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
$112.16
NOK1,243.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
$133.33
NOK1,478.48
|
|
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