Cost of living comparison

 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
compared to
 The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands
The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

The Hague (Den Haag) is 94.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Groceries
pay 52.1% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Transportation
pay 24.9% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Childcare
pay 3.6 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Entertainment and Sports
pay 80.0% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
Clothing
pay 7.6% less in The Hague (Den Haag)

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation in The Hague (Den Haag) are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in The Hague (Den Haag).

The Hague (Den Haag) vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in The Hague (Den Haag) instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

 
Santo Domingo
The Hague (Den Haag)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.23
DOP604.19
$16.08
€14.10
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.60
DOP389.80
$11.79
€10.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.05
DOP62.01
$3.04
€2.67

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pay 52.1% more for groceries

 
Santo Domingo
The Hague (Den Haag)
Bread
1 loaf
$1.90
DOP112.38
$1.78
€1.56
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.22
DOP189.98
$6.96
€6.10
Milk (1 gallon) $4.91
DOP289.90
$4.31
€3.78

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pay 24.9% more for transportation

 
Santo Domingo
The Hague (Den Haag)
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.80
DOP283.40
$7.84
€6.88
Monthly public transit pass $82.54
DOP4,872.53
$58.95
€51.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,062.96
DOP1,656,658.67
$38,042.23
€33,368.93

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Santo Domingo
The Hague (Den Haag)
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$42.28
DOP2,495.82
$41.07
€36.02
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $732.50
DOP43,242.03
$1,512.46
€1,326.66
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $411.15
DOP24,271.70
$1,259.32
€1,104.62

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

 
Santo Domingo
The Hague (Den Haag)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $361.79
DOP21,357.90
$2,057.79
€1,805.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,176.69
DOP364,632.33
$9,715.94
€8,522.39

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pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Santo Domingo
The Hague (Den Haag)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.48
DOP146.18
$5.36
€4.70
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.58
DOP152.27
$3.91
€3.43
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.54
DOP267.99
$10.45
€9.17

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

 
Santo Domingo
The Hague (Den Haag)
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$66.44
DOP3,922.38
$87.62
€76.85
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$56.74
DOP3,349.86
$33.96
€29.79
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$103.17
DOP6,090.66
$89.62
€78.61

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