Albuquerque vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Albuquerque	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2111	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5353	$2757
🏠 One person rent	$1277	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$2649	$985
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4150	$527
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	27	44
😀 Quality of life	83	57
🏙️ Population	565K	1.13M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 102% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1562nd and 5318th ($2111 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1345th and 1st in the United States and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Albuquerque ranked 101st best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 396th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Santo Domingo

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	Albuquerque	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.3	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1315	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1008	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2600	$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2319	$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.6	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2504	$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.9	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.5	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.72	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.7	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.85	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1341	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5953	$6229

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2099
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2067
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2176
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2398
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2618
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$3686
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1636
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1847
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1613
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1629
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1805
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1775
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$974
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1834
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2288
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1834
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1707
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2200
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2213
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1715
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1945
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2324
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2465
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$778
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1954
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2613
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2372
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2416
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2052
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2498
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2295
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2588

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$831
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$838
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$709
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$731
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$660
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$542
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$791
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$748
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$685
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$527
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$718
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$809
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$758
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$573
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$769
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$728
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$794
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$790
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$964
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1023
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$766
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$740
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$727
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$524
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1114
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1425
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1523
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$527