Boston vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
91
63
🏙️ Population
676K
2.2M

The cost of living in Boston is 235% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 27th and 5021st ($3680 vs $1098) 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 20th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 105th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$7126

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

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