Buenos Aires vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$536
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$600
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
79
44
😀 Quality of life
77
62
🏙️ Population
3.12M
2.2M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 11% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4761st and 5110th ($1207 vs $1083) 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 1226th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.2
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550