Cost of living comparison
The Hague (Den Haag) is 94.4% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
- Restaurants
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pay 2.3 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
- Groceries
-
pay 52.1% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
- Transportation
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pay 24.9% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
- Housing
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pay 2.2 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
- Childcare
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pay 3.6 times more in The Hague (Den Haag)
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 80.0% more in The Hague (Den Haag)
- Clothing
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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).
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
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP45.18
|
$2.29
€2.01
|
|
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
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP139.81
|
$4.70
€4.12
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP170.55
|
$7.16
€6.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP81.06
|
$0.96
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP20.90
|
$1.04
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP79.78
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP46.83
|
$1.77
€1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP58.09
|
$0.89
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP64.32
|
$0.99
€0.87
|
|
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
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,098.64
|
$24.01
€21.06
|
|
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
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,905.88
|
$170.78
€149.80
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,652.82
|
$37.73
€33.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP377.62
|
$13.93
€12.22
|
|
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
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,473.50
|
$100.00
€87.72
|
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