Birmingham vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	44
😀 Quality of life	95	63
🏙️ Population	1.14M	2.2M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 101% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1471st and 5021st ($2204 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 25th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$7126

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

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