Amsterdam vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	44
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	921K	1.13M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 201% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 331st and 5898th ($2791 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 29th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Santo Domingo

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	Amsterdam	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$7607

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521