Amman vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amman	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1032	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2557	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$384	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$646	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$379	$644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	65	44
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	4.01M	2.2M

The cost of living in Amman is 6% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5330th and 5021st ($1032 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Jordan vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 2337th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Santo Domingo

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	Amman	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.43	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.58	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$378	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$241	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$674	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$436	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.6	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.93%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1681	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1021	$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.8	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.51	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.52	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.52	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.2	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.11	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.87	$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.24	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.6	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.68	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.08	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.07	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$337	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7735	$7126

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$538
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$745
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$771
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1205
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$1070
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2663
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1994
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$1077
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$742
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2393
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$977
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$2054
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2463
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2470
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2347
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$1020
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$2133
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$2245
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$2336
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2214
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1149
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2466
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2465
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2500
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2422
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$2044
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2400
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$2172
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2359
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1933
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$2125
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$2165
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2430
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2565
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2873
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$2328
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2555
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$2201
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2541

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$894
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$908
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$786
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$844
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$786
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$640
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$820
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$803
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$748
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$618
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$858
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$814
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$577
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$792
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$814
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$849
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$1026
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1113
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1079
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$812
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$867
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$857
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$535
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$545
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1318
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1208
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1525
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1630
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1497
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1714
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1654
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1611
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$539