Atlanta vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$574
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	44
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	499K	1.13M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 177% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 704th and 5898th ($2570 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 3rd in the United States and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 165th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Atlanta	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$7607

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521