Brussels vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1869
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4554
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$1085
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$1927
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3070
$489
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
189K
1.13M

The cost of living in Brussels is 78% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 2147th and 4974th ($1869 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 148th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.3
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.7
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$968
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$834
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1848
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1555
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.2
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.39%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4416
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.2
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.62
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.29
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.11
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.73
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.76
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.75
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.87
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.8
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$978
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23098
$6562

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1743
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1640
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1567
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1645
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1613
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1544
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1630
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1619
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1553
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1575
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1581
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1678
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1618
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1469
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1563
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1568
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1533
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1484
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1539
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1426
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1536
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1536
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1511
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1596
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1631
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1570
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1650

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$764
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$671
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$692
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$653
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$536
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$728
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$590
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1447
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$504