Boston vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Boston	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3638	$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8082	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$2543	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$4126	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6556	$600
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	92	62
🏙️ Population	676K	2.2M

The cost of living in Boston is 236% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 30th and 5110th ($3638 vs $1083) 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 94th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Santo Domingo

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	Boston	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2878	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2181	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5280	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3456	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$229	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11142	$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6207	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.8	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.6	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.48	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.07	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.48	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.06	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.2	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$190	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.6	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2835	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26679	$6928

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2921
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2837
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2771
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2808
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2980
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2986
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2786
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2939
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2405
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2803
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2859
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2894
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3006
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2629
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2854
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2871
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2867
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2852

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$899
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$744
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$810
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$714
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$580
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$785
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$768
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$551
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$678
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$820
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$753
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$553
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$734
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$769
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$777
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$930
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1006
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1114
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$791
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$797
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$785
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$549
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1313
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1209
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1457
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1590
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1473
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1663
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1628
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1610
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$550