Asuncion vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$2757
🏠 One person rent
$338
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$566
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$527
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
44
😀 Quality of life
51
57
🏙️ Population
462K
1.13M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 36% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 7159th and 5318th ($666 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 6136th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Santo Domingo

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Asuncion Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.67
 Cappuccino
$2.33
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.8
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.89%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$615
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$17.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3909
$6229

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi San Lorenzo
$620
15 km or 9.4 mi Luque
$604
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$335
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$534
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$411
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$541
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$486
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$379
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$515
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$314
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$531
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$644
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$439
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$373
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$615
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$585
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$600
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$596
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$629
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$481
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$487
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$592
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$557
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$593
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$635
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$660
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$482
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$619
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$881
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$622
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$623
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$629
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$647
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$472
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$641
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$534
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$608
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$561

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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