Buenos Aires vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$2508
🏠 One person rent
$470
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$574
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
44
😀 Quality of life
74
58
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.13M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 22% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4694th and 5898th ($1130 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.6 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 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 1194th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$4.09
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$7607

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

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