Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 18.0% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 19.8% less for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP616.67
|
$6.18
NT$201.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP397.85
|
$5.01
NT$163.20
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.29
|
$1.00
NT$32.72
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.11
|
$0.68
NT$22.14
|
|
pay 63.8% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Taipei
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP114.70
|
$1.86
NT$60.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP193.90
|
$8.37
NT$272.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP295.89
|
$10.77
NT$350.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP142.70
|
$2.72
NT$88.55
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.07
|
$4.37
NT$142.27
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.74
|
$2.06
NT$67.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.34
|
$1.01
NT$33.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.43
|
$1.25
NT$40.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.80
|
$1.56
NT$50.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.29
|
$1.30
NT$42.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.65
|
$1.11
NT$36.17
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP289.25
|
$3.68
NT$120.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,973.12
|
$37.10
NT$1,208.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,690,860.82
|
$34,750.62
NT$1,132,296.67
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,121.33
|
$8.81
NT$287.10
|
|
pay 11.9% less for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,547.34
|
$24.04
NT$783.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,134.78
|
$630.95
NT$20,558.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,772.79
|
$465.35
NT$15,162.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,986.52
|
$63.62
NT$2,072.98
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,798.84
|
$610.09
NT$19,878.99
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP372,160.26
|
$18,275.33
NT$595,474.33
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.19
|
$2.63
NT$85.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.41
|
$3.05
NT$99.30
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP273.52
|
$3.71
NT$120.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,707.59
|
$38.32
NT$1,248.48
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP385.42
|
$9.89
NT$322.36
|
|
pay 21.0% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,003.36
|
$56.02
NT$1,825.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,419.02
|
$31.15
NT$1,015.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,216.40
|
$85.26
NT$2,778.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,607.15
|
$103.43
NT$3,370.15
|
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