Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 5.1% cheaper than The Valley.
- Restaurants
-
pay 58.4% less in Santo Domingo
- Groceries
-
pay 37.6% less in Santo Domingo
- Transportation
-
pay 31.9% less in Santo Domingo
- Housing
-
pay 47.6% less in Santo Domingo
- Childcare
-
pay 2.7 times more in Santo Domingo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 28.9% less in Santo Domingo
Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Santo Domingo. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Santo Domingo.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of The Valley, you would:
pay 58.4% less for restaurants
|
The Valley
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$10.23
DOP645.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$6.60
DOP416.74
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$1.05
DOP66.30
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$0.77
DOP48.30
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
|
The Valley
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$1.90
DOP120.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$3.22
DOP203.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$4.91
DOP309.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.37
DOP149.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$2.89
DOP182.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.37
DOP86.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.35
DOP22.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.35
DOP85.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$0.79
DOP50.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
DOP62.11
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
DOP68.77
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
|
The Valley
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$4.80
DOP302.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$82.54
DOP5,209.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,771,136.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.61
DOP1,174.56
|
|
pay 47.6% less for housing
|
The Valley
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$42.28
DOP2,668.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$732.50
DOP46,230.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$411.15
DOP25,948.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$66.16
DOP4,175.78
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
The Valley
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
$361.79
DOP22,833.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$6,176.69
DOP389,828.98
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
The Valley
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$2.48
DOP156.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$2.58
DOP162.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.54
DOP286.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$44.94
DOP2,836.13
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.40
DOP403.71
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
The Valley
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.44
DOP4,193.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$56.74
DOP3,581.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.17
DOP6,511.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$109.66
DOP6,920.83
|
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