Baltimore vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2466
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$781
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$584
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	43
😀 Quality of life	92	61
🏙️ Population	586K	1.13M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 128% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1219th and 5424th ($2323 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 128th and 5754th 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	$17.4	$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$7804

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

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