Baltimore vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	44
😀 Quality of life	91	63
🏙️ Population	586K	2.2M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 103% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1429th and 5021st ($2224 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 138th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Santo Domingo

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	Baltimore	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$7126

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$894
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$908
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$786
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$844
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$786
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$640
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$820
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$803
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$748
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$618
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$858
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$814
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$577
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$792
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$814
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$849
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$1026
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1113
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1079
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$812
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$867
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$857
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$535
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$545
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1318
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1208
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1525
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1630
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1497
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1714
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1654
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1611
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$539