Antwerp vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Antwerp	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1818	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4384	$2466
🏠 One person rent	$909	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$781
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2918	$584
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	43
😀 Quality of life	91	61
🏙️ Population	529K	1.13M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 78% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 2669th and 5424th ($1818 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 196th and 5754th 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	$20.4	$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.6	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.14	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.47	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$866	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$702	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1205	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.94%	14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4402	$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3153	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.9	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.88	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.46	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.76	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.18	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.8	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$646	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21567	$7804

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi	Mortsel	$1696
11 km or 6.6 mi	Beveren	$1804
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lier	$1737
19 km or 12 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
23 km or 14 mi	Mechelen	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Zemst	$1791
28 km or 17 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
30 km or 19 mi	Herentals	$1512
31 km or 19 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
32 km or 20 mi	Lokeren	$1745
32 km or 20 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
32 km or 20 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
35 km or 22 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
39 km or 24 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
39 km or 24 mi	Turnhout	$1639
39 km or 24 mi	Herent	$1823
40 km or 25 mi	Aarschot	$1794
41 km or 25 mi	Aalst	$1846
41 km or 25 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
41 km or 26 mi	Brussels	$2028
42 km or 26 mi	Geel	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
43 km or 27 mi	Leuven	$1867
44 km or 27 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
45 km or 28 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
45 km or 28 mi	Forest	$1931
45 km or 28 mi	Tervuren	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	$1742
46 km or 29 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
48 km or 30 mi	Goes	$2374
49 km or 30 mi	Breda	$2087
49 km or 31 mi	Overijse	$1816
49 km or 31 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
50 km or 31 mi	Ninove	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Ghent	$1811
52 km or 33 mi	Diest	$1726
55 km or 34 mi	Halle	$1835
56 km or 35 mi	Waterloo	$2025

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