Buenos Aires vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Buenos Aires Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$1033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1983
$2476
🏠 One person rent
$337
$463
🏘️ Family rent
$560
$767
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$409
$438
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
46
😀 Quality of life
73
58
🏙️ Population
3.06M
1.13M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 22% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6181st and 5438th ($809 vs $1033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Argentina and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Argentina vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.4 months in Santo Domingo. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 1497th and 5649th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.3
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.88
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$260
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$1148
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$532
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29
$50.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.2
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
48.93%
12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2502
$2113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2029
$1227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.64
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$9.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$5.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.46
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.43
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.52
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.03
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.6
$48
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$328
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5117
$6384

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$737
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$742
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$709
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$668
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$747
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$519
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$718
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$814
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$583
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$595
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$766
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$831
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$667
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$524
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$810
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$744
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$872
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$756
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$908
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$916
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1169
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$745
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$745
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$502
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$521
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$516
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$540
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$526
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$509
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$2032
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1188
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1181
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1191
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1037
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$505
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1736
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1705
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1891
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$517