Boston vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3652
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8068
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$2548
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$4099
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$735
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6190
$584
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
43
😀 Quality of life
94
61
🏙️ Population
676K
1.13M

The cost of living in Boston is 258% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 27th and 5424th ($3652 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Boston ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 71st and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.06
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.89
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2890
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2183
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5272
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3425
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.5
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9693
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6005
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$89.8
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.14
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.56
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.3
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$189
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.9
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.5
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2782
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27427
$7804

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2915
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2854
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2769
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2922
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2929
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2728
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2913
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2414
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2838
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2862
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2837
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2869
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3016
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2582
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2817
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2855
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2920
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2833

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