Austin vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Austin	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2416	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5487	$2466
🏠 One person rent	$1511	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2463	$781
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4904	$584
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	66	43
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	962K	1.13M

The cost of living in Austin is 137% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1002nd and 5424th ($2416 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 879th and 2nd 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 months in Austin compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Austin ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 151st and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Santo Domingo

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	Austin	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.77	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.79	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1903	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3088	$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$109	$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$168	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3258	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.21	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.78	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1317	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21266	$7804

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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