Austin vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$489
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
962K
1.13M

The cost of living in Austin is 146% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 548th and 4974th ($2590 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 1st 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 Austin compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 126th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$6562

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$2179
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$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

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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