Bucharest vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucharest	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2566	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$474	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$877	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$339	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.6	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1247	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	77	44
😀 Quality of life	79	58
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.13M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 7% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5565th and 5898th ($988 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Romania and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Romania vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 645th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Santo Domingo

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	Bucharest	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.25	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.01	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$520	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$337	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$999	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.28	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3094	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1793	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.63	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$17.3	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.57	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.52	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.05	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.28	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.84	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.93	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.03	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.92	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$569	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11573	$7607

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$867
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$847
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$796
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$633
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$704
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$629
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$729
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$696
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$722
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$743
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$623
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$622
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$938
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$731
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$770
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$594
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$680
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$702
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$752
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$741
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$848
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$598
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$786
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$631
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$892
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1002
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$546
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$698
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$646
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$837
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$718
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$812
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$725
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$574
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$721
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$687
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$650
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$605
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$758

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521