Calgary vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$2757
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$985
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$527
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	44
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.13M

The cost of living in Calgary is 105% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1473rd and 5318th ($2149 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Canada vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 131st and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Santo Domingo

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	Calgary	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$6229

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$831
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$838
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$709
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$731
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$660
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$542
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$791
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$748
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$685
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$527
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$718
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$809
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$758
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$573
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$769
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$728
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$794
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$790
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$964
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1023
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$766
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$740
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$727
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$524
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1114
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1425
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1523
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$527