Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 88.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP620.74
|
$20.00
ISK2,783
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP400.48
|
$18.02
ISK2,507
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.71
|
$3.15
ISK439
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.42
|
$2.19
ISK304
|
|
pay 92.8% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.46
|
$3.61
ISK502
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP195.18
|
$7.76
ISK1,079
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP297.85
|
$6.40
ISK891
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.64
|
$5.76
ISK801
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP175.22
|
$9.45
ISK1,314
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP83.28
|
$1.40
ISK195
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
$1.01
ISK140
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.96
|
$1.22
ISK169
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP48.11
|
$2.22
ISK309
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.68
|
$1.43
ISK200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP66.09
|
$0.93
ISK130
|
|
pay 37.1% more for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP291.16
|
$8.50
ISK1,183
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP5,006.00
|
$74.95
ISK10,428
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,040.77
|
$42,450.45
ISK5,906,131
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,128.74
|
$24.05
ISK3,346
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,564.19
|
$69.87
ISK9,720
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,426.60
|
$1,971.17
ISK274,249
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,936.59
|
$1,803.44
ISK250,913
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP4,012.88
|
$53.95
ISK7,507
|
|
pay 16.6% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,942.98
|
$252.14
ISK35,080
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP374,620.98
|
$5,993.99
ISK833,944
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP150.18
|
$10.81
ISK1,504
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP156.44
|
$5.31
ISK738
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP275.33
|
$12.25
ISK1,704
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,725.49
|
$69.95
ISK9,732
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP387.97
|
$14.77
ISK2,056
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Reykjavik
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,029.83
|
$108.97
ISK15,161
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,441.63
|
$49.72
ISK6,918
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,257.50
|
$151.85
ISK21,127
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,650.83
|
$194.16
ISK27,013
|
|
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