Amsterdam vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	44
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	921K	2.2M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 188% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 138th and 5021st ($3165 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 24th and 5488th 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	$22	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$7126

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

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