Berlin vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$448
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$955
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$489
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	3.68M	1.13M

The cost of living in Berlin is 91% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1759th and 4974th ($2013 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Germany vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 19th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Santo Domingo

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	Berlin	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$6562

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

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