Cost of living comparison
Santo Domingo is 6.2% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 29.8% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN39.93
|
$10.23
DOP618.95
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN34.94
|
$6.60
DOP399.32
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.24
|
$1.05
DOP63.53
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.22
|
$0.77
DOP46.28
|
|
pay 46.6% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.39
|
$1.90
DOP115.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.58
|
$3.22
DOP194.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.31
|
$4.91
DOP296.98
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.20
|
$2.37
DOP143.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.24
|
$2.89
DOP174.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.83
|
$1.37
DOP83.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.35
DOP21.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.32
|
$1.35
DOP81.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.60
|
$0.79
DOP47.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.67
|
$0.98
DOP59.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.89
|
$1.09
DOP65.89
|
|
pay 76.7% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.01
|
$4.80
DOP290.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN109.82
|
$82.54
DOP4,991.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN123,986.69
|
$28,062.96
DOP1,697,107.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN31.95
|
$18.61
DOP1,125.47
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN69.37
|
$42.28
DOP2,556.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,317.49
|
$732.50
DOP44,297.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,358.33
|
$411.15
DOP24,864.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN905.55
|
$66.16
DOP4,001.25
|
|
pay 39.9% less for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,048.73
|
$361.79
DOP21,879.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN50,751.71
|
$6,176.69
DOP373,535.16
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN14.97
|
$2.48
DOP149.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.77
|
$2.58
DOP155.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.22
|
$4.54
DOP274.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN170.45
|
$44.94
DOP2,717.59
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN34.94
|
$6.40
DOP386.84
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Santo Domingo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN360.87
|
$66.44
DOP4,018.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN167.65
|
$56.74
DOP3,431.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN356.32
|
$103.17
DOP6,239.37
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN412.21
|
$109.66
DOP6,631.55
|
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