Ankara vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ankara	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1118	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2746	$2466
🏠 One person rent	$570	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$885	$781
🍽️ Food expenses	$312	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.8	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$806	$584
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	43
😀 Quality of life	75	61
🏙️ Population	5.8M	1.13M

The cost of living in Ankara is 10% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4905th and 5424th ($1118 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.7 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 2097th and 5754th 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	$9.47	$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.6	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.33	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$645	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1084	$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$726	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.3	$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.2	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	49.17%	14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.62	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.01	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.85	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.56	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.73	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.14	$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.88	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.14	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$155	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$595	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13974	$7804

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Cities near Ankara

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Kirikkale	$700
71 km or 44 mi	Polatli	$780
99 km or 61 mi	Cankiri	$759
139 km or 86 mi	Bolu	$655
142 km or 88 mi	Kirsehir	$750
142 km or 88 mi	Karabuk	$578
168 km or 104 mi	Yozgat	$786
176 km or 109 mi	Duzce	$695
180 km or 112 mi	Kastamonu	$800
191 km or 118 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
191 km or 119 mi	Corum	$697
194 km or 121 mi	Bartin	$745
200 km or 124 mi	Eskisehir	$777
201 km or 125 mi	Aksaray	$838
216 km or 134 mi	Nevsehir	$820
228 km or 142 mi	Sakarya	$686
228 km or 142 mi	Adapazari	$547
231 km or 144 mi	Konya	$670
238 km or 148 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bilecik	$837
252 km or 156 mi	Kutahya	$612
255 km or 158 mi	Kartepe	$852
263 km or 163 mi	Kayseri	$725
263 km or 164 mi	Izmit	$985
265 km or 165 mi	Amasya	$779
269 km or 167 mi	Golcuk	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Nigde	$781
272 km or 169 mi	Talas	$696
272 km or 169 mi	Bor	$754
272 km or 169 mi	Kocaeli	$835
278 km or 172 mi	Korfez	$819
285 km or 177 mi	Inegol	$787
289 km or 180 mi	Eregli	$690
303 km or 188 mi	Sinop	$1059
305 km or 190 mi	Gebze	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Karaman	$420
311 km or 193 mi	Cayirova	$679
312 km or 194 mi	Isparta	$546
318 km or 197 mi	Tokat	$720
323 km or 201 mi	Bursa	$915

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$853
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$844
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$708
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$778
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$539
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$749
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$750
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$676
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$502
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$686
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$781
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$720
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$525
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$730
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$713
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$822
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$857
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$948
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1150
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$724
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$736
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$721
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$541
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$552
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1320
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1574
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1472
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1650
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$544