Amsterdam vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2757
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$985
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$527
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	44
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	921K	1.13M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 173% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 252nd and 5318th ($2859 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 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 25th and 5688th 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	$20	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$6229

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

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