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
€12.33
|
$10.23
DOP620.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$6.60
DOP400.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$1.05
DOP63.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.75
|
$0.77
DOP46.42
|
|
pay 28.6% more for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
$1.90
DOP115.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.10
|
$3.22
DOP195.18
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$4.91
DOP297.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
$2.37
DOP143.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.91
|
$2.89
DOP175.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$1.37
DOP83.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.35
DOP21.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$1.35
DOP81.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$0.79
DOP48.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.38
|
$0.98
DOP59.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$1.09
DOP66.09
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$4.80
DOP291.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.80
|
$82.54
DOP5,006.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,880.59
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,702,040.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.89
|
$18.61
DOP1,128.74
|
|
pay 13.0% more for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.45
|
$42.28
DOP2,564.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€763.00
|
$732.50
DOP44,426.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€569.69
|
$411.15
DOP24,936.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€143.26
|
$66.16
DOP4,012.88
|
|
pay 31.1% less for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€533.91
|
$361.79
DOP21,942.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,145.89
|
$6,176.69
DOP374,620.98
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$2.48
DOP150.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.24
|
$2.58
DOP156.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$4.54
DOP275.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.57
|
$44.94
DOP2,725.49
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$6.40
DOP387.97
|
|
pay 7.9% more for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.93
|
$66.44
DOP4,029.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.54
|
$56.74
DOP3,441.63
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€96.55
|
$103.17
DOP6,257.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€115.60
|
$109.66
DOP6,650.83
|
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