Brussels vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brussels	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2028	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4874	$2466
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$781
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.4	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3458	$584
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	43
😀 Quality of life	91	61
🏙️ Population	196K	1.13M

The cost of living in Brussels is 99% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1913th and 5424th ($2028 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Belgium vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brussels compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 165th and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Santo Domingo

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	Brussels	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.6	$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.38	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1090	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$879	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1983	$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.23%	14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4704	$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3801	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.9	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.86	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.21	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.34	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.07	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1055	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22658	$7804

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1845
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1835
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1791
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1863
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1787
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1835
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1801
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1806
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1745
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1823
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1768
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1846
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1648
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1746
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1737
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1657
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1696
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1794
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1722
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1724
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1745
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1867
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1804
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1666
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1818

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