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
DOP618.52
|
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
|
pay 91.5% more for groceries
|
Santo Domingo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
|
pay 24.2% more for transportation
|
Santo Domingo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
|
pay 5.1% less for childcare
|
Santo Domingo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Santo Domingo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
|
pay 26.1% less for clothing
|
Santo Domingo
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
|
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