Baltimore vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$448
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$955
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$489
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	98	44
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	586K	1.13M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 109% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1292nd and 4974th ($2197 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd 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 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 89th and 5711th 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	$15.1	$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$6562

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near Santo Domingo

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