Cost of living comparison

 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
compared to
 Riga, Latvia
Riga vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Riga is 28.2% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants
pay 30.7% more in Riga
Groceries
pay 11.7% more in Riga
Transportation
pay 14.9% less in Riga
Housing
pay 43.5% more in Riga
Childcare
pay 83.6% more in Riga
Entertainment and Sports
pay 42.4% more in Riga
Clothing
pay 0.1% more in Riga

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

Riga vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 30.7% more for restaurants

 
Santo Domingo
Riga
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.23
DOP606.92
$10.72
€9.28
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.60
DOP391.56
$8.33
€7.21
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.05
DOP62.29
$1.44
€1.24

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

 
Santo Domingo
Riga
Bread
1 loaf
$1.90
DOP112.88
$1.56
€1.35
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.22
DOP190.84
$5.73
€4.96
Milk (1 gallon) $4.91
DOP291.21
$4.85
€4.20

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pay 14.9% less for transportation

 
Santo Domingo
Riga
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.80
DOP284.68
$6.77
€5.86
Monthly public transit pass $82.54
DOP4,894.51
$32.15
€27.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,062.96
DOP1,664,133.52
$28,026.61
€24,266.50

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pay 43.5% more for housing

 
Santo Domingo
Riga
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$42.28
DOP2,507.08
$17.68
€15.30
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $732.50
DOP43,437.14
$536.44
€464.47
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $411.15
DOP24,381.21
$367.73
€318.39

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pay 83.6% more for childcare

 
Santo Domingo
Riga
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $361.79
DOP21,454.27
$538.03
€465.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,176.69
DOP366,277.56
$13,487.73
€11,678.19

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pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Santo Domingo
Riga
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.48
DOP146.84
$4.82
€4.18
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.58
DOP152.95
$3.39
€2.94
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.54
DOP269.20
$5.25
€4.55

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

 
Santo Domingo
Riga
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.44
DOP3,940.08
$81.84
€70.86
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$56.74
DOP3,364.98
$43.77
€37.90
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.17
DOP6,118.14
$92.38
€79.99

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