Cost of living comparison

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

compared to

Reykjavik, Iceland

Reykjavik vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Reykjavik is 88.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Reykjavik
Groceries: pay 92.8% more in Reykjavik
Transportation: pay 37.1% more in Reykjavik
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Reykjavik
Childcare: pay 16.6% less in Reykjavik
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Reykjavik
Clothing: pay 44.0% more in Reykjavik

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Reykjavik are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Notably, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Reykjavik.

Reykjavik vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Reykjavik
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 DOP604.19	$20.00 ISK2,527	+95.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.60 DOP389.80	$18.02 ISK2,277	+172.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 DOP62.01	$3.15 ISK399	+200.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 DOP45.18	$2.19 ISK276	+185.5%
Average			+163.5%

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pay 92.8% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Reykjavik
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 DOP112.38	$3.61 ISK456	+89.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 DOP189.98	$7.76 ISK980	+141.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 DOP289.90	$6.40 ISK809	+30.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 DOP139.81	$5.76 ISK727	+143.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.89 DOP170.55	$9.45 ISK1,194	+227.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 DOP81.06	$1.40 ISK177	+2.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP20.90	$1.01 ISK128	+185.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 DOP79.78	$1.22 ISK154	-9.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 DOP46.83	$2.22 ISK281	+180.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 DOP58.09	$1.43 ISK181	+45.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP64.32	$0.93 ISK118	-14.3%
Average			+92.8%

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pay 37.1% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Reykjavik
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80 DOP283.40	$8.50 ISK1,074	+77.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.54 DOP4,872.53	$74.95 ISK9,472	-9.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,062.96 DOP1,656,658.67	$42,450.45 ISK5,364,463	+51.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.61 DOP1,098.64	$24.05 ISK3,039	+29.2%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Reykjavik
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.28 DOP2,495.82	$69.87 ISK8,829	+65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$732.50 DOP43,242.03	$1,971.17 ISK249,097	+169.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.15 DOP24,271.70	$1,803.44 ISK227,901	+338.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.16 DOP3,905.88	$53.95 ISK6,818	-18.5%
Average			+138.6%

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pay 16.6% less for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Reykjavik
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.79 DOP21,357.90	$252.14 ISK31,863	-30.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.69 DOP364,632.33	$5,993.99 ISK757,461	-3.0%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Reykjavik
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 DOP146.18	$10.81 ISK1,366	+336.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 DOP152.27	$5.31 ISK670	+105.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 DOP267.99	$12.25 ISK1,547	+169.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.94 DOP2,652.82	$69.95 ISK8,839	+55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 DOP377.62	$14.77 ISK1,867	+131.0%
Average			+159.7%

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pay 44.0% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Reykjavik
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.44 DOP3,922.38	$108.97 ISK13,771	+64.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.74 DOP3,349.86	$49.72 ISK6,283	-12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.17 DOP6,090.66	$151.85 ISK19,190	+47.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.66 DOP6,473.50	$194.16 ISK24,536	+77.1%
Average			+44.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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