Antwerp vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Antwerp	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1834	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4433	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$929	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$1527	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$618	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$644
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	44
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	529K	2.2M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 67% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 2660th and 5021st ($1834 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd in Belgium and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Belgium vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Antwerp ranked 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 190th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Santo Domingo

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	Antwerp	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.72	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$891	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$711	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1217	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.3	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.57%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4523	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3139	$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.49	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.4	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.98	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.6	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.72	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.03	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.13	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.1	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$867	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20056	$7126

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1833
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1476
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1742
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1739
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1845
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1881
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2030
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1738
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1895
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1969
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1874
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1763
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2460
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2112
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1799
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1817
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1759
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1843
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$1993

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