Albuquerque vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$489
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
27
44
😀 Quality of life
79
58
🏙️ Population
565K
1.13M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 112% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1221st and 4974th ($2227 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 525th and 5711th 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
$16
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.66
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$6562

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$2165
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$1833
110 km or 69 mi Espanola
$2013
170 km or 106 mi Taos
$2312
197 km or 123 mi Gallup
$2066
230 km or 143 mi Farmington
$2112
254 km or 158 mi Alamogordo
$1692
272 km or 169 mi Roswell
$1818
311 km or 193 mi Las Cruces
$1567
321 km or 200 mi Clovis
$1618
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1792
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1613
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1696
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2411
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1798
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2287
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1687
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2269
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2334
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2004
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$1860
467 km or 290 mi Lubbock
$1710
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$1916
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2340
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2324
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2355
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$881
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2096
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$2368
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$2042
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2282
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2392
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2425
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2105
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2374
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$2321
520 km or 323 mi Scottsdale
$2459

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$764
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$671
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$692
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$653
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$536
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$728
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$590
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1447
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$504