Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Vatican City, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
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Vatican City
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Santo Domingo
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$10.23
DOP620.95
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.60
DOP400.61
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.05
DOP63.73
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.77
DOP46.43
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pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Vatican City
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.90
DOP115.49
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.22
DOP195.25
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.91
DOP297.94
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.37
DOP143.69
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.89
DOP175.28
|
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| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.37
DOP83.31
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.35
DOP81.99
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.79
DOP48.13
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| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
DOP59.70
|
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| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.09
DOP66.11
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Vatican City
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.80
DOP291.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$82.54
DOP5,007.67
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,606.35
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.61
DOP1,129.12
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pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Vatican City
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$42.28
DOP2,565.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$732.50
DOP44,441.36
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$411.15
DOP24,944.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$66.16
DOP4,014.21
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Vatican City
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$361.79
DOP21,950.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,176.69
DOP374,745.47
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Vatican City
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.48
DOP150.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$2.58
DOP156.49
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$4.54
DOP275.42
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$44.94
DOP2,726.40
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.40
DOP388.09
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Vatican City
|
Santo Domingo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$66.44
DOP4,031.17
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$56.74
DOP3,442.77
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$103.17
DOP6,259.58
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$109.66
DOP6,653.04
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