Cost of living comparison
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.
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
DOP604.55
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP390.03
|
$8.33
€7.34
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP62.05
|
$1.44
€1.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP45.21
|
$1.19
€1.05
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP112.44
|
$1.56
€1.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP190.09
|
$5.73
€5.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP290.07
|
$4.85
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP139.89
|
$2.86
€2.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP170.65
|
$3.19
€2.81
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP81.11
|
$0.67
€0.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.92
|
$0.84
€0.74
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP79.83
|
$1.07
€0.94
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP46.86
|
$1.52
€1.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP58.13
|
$0.42
€0.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP64.36
|
$0.44
€0.38
|
|
pay 14.9% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP283.56
|
$6.77
€5.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,875.37
|
$32.15
€28.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,657,624.57
|
$28,026.61
€24,698.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,099.29
|
$11.25
€9.92
|
|
pay 43.5% more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,497.27
|
$17.68
€15.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP43,267.25
|
$536.44
€472.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,285.85
|
$367.73
€324.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,908.16
|
$244.58
€215.54
|
|
pay 83.6% more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,370.36
|
$538.03
€474.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP364,844.93
|
$13,487.73
€11,885.92
|
|
pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP146.26
|
$4.82
€4.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP152.36
|
$3.39
€2.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP268.15
|
$5.25
€4.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,654.37
|
$46.01
€40.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP377.84
|
$10.72
€9.44
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Riga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP3,924.67
|
$81.84
€72.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,351.81
|
$43.77
€38.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,094.21
|
$92.38
€81.41
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,477.27
|
$121.02
€106.65
|
|
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