Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 65.2% more expensive than Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Santo Domingo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Santo Domingo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.23
DOP620.74
|
$16.76
SCR233.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP400.48
|
$9.71
SCR135.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.71
|
$2.75
SCR38.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.42
|
$2.71
SCR37.82
|
|
pay 91.5% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.46
|
$2.29
SCR31.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP195.18
|
$18.13
SCR252.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP297.85
|
$7.52
SCR104.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.64
|
$3.58
SCR49.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP175.22
|
$3.00
SCR41.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP83.28
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.96
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP48.11
|
$3.27
SCR45.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.68
|
$0.82
SCR11.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP66.09
|
$0.73
SCR10.18
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP291.16
|
$5.82
SCR81.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP5,006.00
|
$26.82
SCR373.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,040.77
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,128.74
|
$46.18
SCR644.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,564.19
|
$163.87
SCR2,285.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,426.60
|
$979.92
SCR13,664.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,936.59
|
$794.53
SCR11,079.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP4,012.88
|
$73.52
SCR1,025.17
|
|
pay 5.1% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,942.98
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP374,620.98
|
$8,868.55
SCR123,671.94
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP150.18
|
$4.07
SCR56.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP156.44
|
$5.16
SCR71.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP275.33
|
$22.89
SCR319.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,725.49
|
$95.81
SCR1,336.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP387.97
|
$5.59
SCR77.90
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,029.83
|
$68.58
SCR956.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,441.63
|
$29.30
SCR408.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,257.50
|
$73.44
SCR1,024.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,650.83
|
$76.39
SCR1,065.31
|
|
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