Buenos Aires vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$555
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
44
😀 Quality of life
77
63
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.2M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 14% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4647th and 5021st ($1247 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.7 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 1053rd and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Santo Domingo

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Buenos Aires Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$7126

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$894
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$908
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$786
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$844
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$786
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$640
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$820
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$803
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$748
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$618
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$672
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$858
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$814
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$577
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$792
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$814
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$849
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$1026
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1113
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1079
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$812
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$867
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$857
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$539
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$535
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$545
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1318
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1208
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1525
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1630
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1497
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1714
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1654
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1611
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$539