Bern vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bern Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2569
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7059
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$1356
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$2684
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$836
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$118
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6378
$489
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
80
44
😀 Quality of life
94
58
🏙️ Population
134K
1.13M

The cost of living in Bern is 144% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 579th and 4974th ($2569 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 37th and 1st in Switzerland and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Switzerland vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.5 months in Bern compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Bern ranked 7th best city to live in Switzerland vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 44th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bern Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.4
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$17
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.18
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$5.46
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.62
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1451
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1040
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2631
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2284
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$280
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.4
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.72%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15943
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11901
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.33
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.3
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$45.7
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.09
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.69
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.32
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.2
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$28.3
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$51.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.88
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$22.4
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$39.1
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$130
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$156
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2993
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28492
$6562

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Cities near Bern

Distance City Cost of living
3.5 km or 2.2 mi Koniz
$2597
25 km or 16 mi Thun
$2527
26 km or 16 mi Biel/Bienne
$2400
28 km or 17 mi Fribourg
$2368
40 km or 25 mi Neuchatel
$2248
43 km or 27 mi Interlaken
$2665
48 km or 30 mi Bulle
$2580
50 km or 31 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
64 km or 40 mi Kriens
$2838
64 km or 40 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
66 km or 41 mi Lucerne
$2925
66 km or 41 mi Emmen
$2882
67 km or 42 mi Aarau
$2142
67 km or 42 mi Allschwil
$2846
69 km or 43 mi Basel
$2820
70 km or 44 mi Montreux
$2693
71 km or 44 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
72 km or 45 mi Riehen
$3296
73 km or 45 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
73 km or 45 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
76 km or 47 mi Lorrach
$1492
77 km or 48 mi Lausanne
$2706
80 km or 50 mi Sion
$1952
80 km or 50 mi Renens
$2702
85 km or 53 mi Zug
$3444
86 km or 54 mi Baar
$3083
87 km or 54 mi Baden
$3128
88 km or 55 mi Wettingen
$3041
88 km or 55 mi Dietikon
$2861
88 km or 55 mi Belfort
$1327
89 km or 56 mi Mulhouse
$1282
92 km or 57 mi Altstetten
$3073
94 km or 58 mi Horgen
$3051
95 km or 59 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
95 km or 59 mi Zurich
$3380
98 km or 61 mi Wadenswil
$3001
102 km or 63 mi Dubendorf
$3200
104 km or 65 mi Bulach
$2930
106 km or 66 mi Uster
$3059
109 km or 68 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916

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