Asuncion vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$361
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$489
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
44
😀 Quality of life
53
58
🏙️ Population
524K
1.13M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 31% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6685th and 4974th ($722 vs $1051) 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 6074th and 5711th 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
$4.35
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.95
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3513
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi San Lorenzo
$660
15 km or 9.4 mi Luque
$650
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$354
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$564
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$444
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$577
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$523
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$403
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$554
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$340
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$580
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$725
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$429
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$368
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$562
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$644
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$604
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$648
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$619
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$661
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$431
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$428
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$611
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$554
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$610
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$681
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$607
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$525
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$653
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$957
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$636
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$632
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$694
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$688
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$511
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$716
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$626
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$658
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$573

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$764
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$671
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$692
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$653
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$536
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$728
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$590
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1447
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$504