Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 1.3% more expensive than Vilnius.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 36.9% less for restaurants
|
Vilnius
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$10.23
DOP618.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
$6.60
DOP399.04
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$1.05
DOP63.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.73
|
$0.77
DOP46.25
|
|
pay 28.6% more for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.44
|
$1.90
DOP115.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.03
|
$3.22
DOP194.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$4.91
DOP296.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.44
|
$2.37
DOP143.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.88
|
$2.89
DOP174.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$1.37
DOP82.99
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.35
DOP21.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$1.35
DOP81.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$0.79
DOP47.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.98
DOP59.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.09
DOP65.85
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.80
|
$4.80
DOP290.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.48
|
$82.54
DOP4,988.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,534.41
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,695,938.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.77
|
$18.61
DOP1,124.69
|
|
pay 13.0% more for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.27
|
$42.28
DOP2,554.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€754.71
|
$732.50
DOP44,267.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€563.50
|
$411.15
DOP24,847.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€141.70
|
$66.16
DOP3,998.49
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€528.11
|
$361.79
DOP21,864.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,057.43
|
$6,176.69
DOP373,277.97
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$2.48
DOP149.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.20
|
$2.58
DOP155.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$4.54
DOP274.34
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.15
|
$44.94
DOP2,715.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$6.40
DOP386.57
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.07
|
$66.44
DOP4,015.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.16
|
$56.74
DOP3,429.29
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€95.50
|
$103.17
DOP6,235.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€114.35
|
$109.66
DOP6,626.99
|
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