Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 5.4% cheaper than Tallinn.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Tallinn, you would:
pay 47.9% less for restaurants
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Tallinn
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.83
€9.33
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.44
|
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
|
Tallinn
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.23
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
€5.35
|
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
€4.25
|
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.68
€2.54
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
€3.26
|
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.59
|
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.26
|
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
|
pay 51.4% more for transportation
|
Tallinn
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.92
€6.57
|
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.49
|
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,580.66
€28,053.18
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.07
€9.55
|
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
|
pay 13.3% less for housing
|
Tallinn
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.49
€27.97
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.73
€705.32
|
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$530.91
€503.49
|
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.91
€228.47
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
|
pay 22.9% less for childcare
|
Tallinn
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$522.95
€495.94
|
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,258.22
€6,883.42
|
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
|
pay 33.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tallinn
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
€5.59
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.89
€50.16
|
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.16
|
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
|
Tallinn
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.77
€87.98
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.65
€35.70
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
€85.83
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.44
€109.48
|
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
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