Ankara vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Ankara	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1033	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2700	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$501	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$850	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$320	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.6	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1082	$644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	44
😀 Quality of life	75	63
🏙️ Population	5.8M	2.2M

The cost of living in Ankara is 6% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5311th and 5021st ($1033 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Turkey and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Turkey vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 1642nd and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Santo Domingo

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	Ankara	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.54	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.5	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.07	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.19	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$582	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$409	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1026	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$704	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.5	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.6	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	44.56%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1701	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1148	$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.77	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.8	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.31	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.49	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.61	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.75	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.5	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.94	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.5	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$743	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17149	$7126

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$662
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$752
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$707
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$713
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$557
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$716
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$656
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$701
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$710
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$645
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$702
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$747
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$725
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$724
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$710
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$598
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$740
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$641
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$764
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$606
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$812
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$686
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$899
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$761
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$807
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$777
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$662
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$738
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$824
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$790
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$678
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$916
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$634
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$425
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$651
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$506
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$702
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$866

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