Birmingham vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$2466
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$781
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$584
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	43
😀 Quality of life	95	61
🏙️ Population	1.14M	1.13M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 110% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1622nd and 5424th ($2137 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th 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 1.6 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 48th and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Santo Domingo

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	Birmingham	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$7804

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

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