Busan vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Busan	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1060	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2838	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$390	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$797	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$436	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$135	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2181	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	44
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	3.45M	1.13M

The cost of living in Busan is 14% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5092nd and 5898th ($1060 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 3rd in South Korea and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check South Korea vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Busan compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Busan ranked 4th best city to live in South Korea vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 201st and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Busan vs Santo Domingo

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	Busan	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.69	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.51	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.8	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$248	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$584	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.7	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.26%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7716	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7051	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.05	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.81	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.97	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.98	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.11	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.4	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.64	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.84	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.9	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.7	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$470	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13395	$7607

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Cities near Busan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Gimhae	$959
27 km or 16 mi	Yangsan	$1027
40 km or 25 mi	Changwon	$1075
46 km or 28 mi	Masan	$998
50 km or 31 mi	Geoje	$887
51 km or 32 mi	Miryang	$1030
56 km or 35 mi	Ulsan	$1059
63 km or 39 mi	Tongyeong	$924
64 km or 40 mi	Sacheon	$983
81 km or 50 mi	Tsushima Island	$901
84 km or 52 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
85 km or 53 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
87 km or 54 mi	Jinju	$1054
94 km or 58 mi	Daegu	$995
98 km or 61 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
102 km or 64 mi	Tsushima	$903
108 km or 67 mi	Pohang	$988
123 km or 77 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Yeosu	$989
138 km or 86 mi	Gumi	$992
141 km or 88 mi	Gimcheon	$977
142 km or 88 mi	Suncheon	$1059
154 km or 96 mi	Namwon	$987
162 km or 101 mi	Iki	$902
165 km or 103 mi	Andong	$880
166 km or 103 mi	Sangju	$1000
183 km or 113 mi	Mungyeong	$979
189 km or 118 mi	Jeonju	$854
193 km or 120 mi	Gwangju	$1101
195 km or 121 mi	Yeongju	$964
198 km or 123 mi	Hirado	$891
199 km or 124 mi	Munakata	$916
199 km or 124 mi	Fukutsu	$916
200 km or 124 mi	Okagaki	$913
201 km or 125 mi	Koga	$921
201 km or 125 mi	Shingu	$919
202 km or 125 mi	Itoshima	$910
202 km or 126 mi	Karatsu	$895
204 km or 127 mi	Daejeon	$992
205 km or 127 mi	Jeongeup	$970

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