Caracas vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Caracas Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$975
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2332
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$357
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$583
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$489
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
54
44
😀 Quality of life
41
58
🏙️ Population
2.25M
1.13M

The cost of living in Caracas is 7% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5499th and 4974th ($975 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Venezuela vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Caracas compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Caracas ranked 1st best city to live in Venezuela vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 7028th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Caracas Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$297
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$616
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$500
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$14.1
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21.7
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.1
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
28.55%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$844
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1224
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.5
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.4
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.5
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.59
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.75
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.13
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.76
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.81
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.7
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$81.7
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3515
$6562

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$854
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$839
16 km or 9.7 mi Catia La Mar
$880
21 km or 13 mi Los Teques
$846
30 km or 18 mi Charallave
$812
37 km or 23 mi Cua
$815
40 km or 25 mi Santa Lucia
$805
43 km or 27 mi Santa Teresa del Tuy
$844
43 km or 27 mi Guatire
$823
43 km or 27 mi Guarenas
$823
46 km or 29 mi Ocumare del Tuy
$804
53 km or 33 mi La Victoria
$720
67 km or 41 mi Turmero
$723
67 km or 41 mi Cagua
$696
75 km or 47 mi Santa Rita
$640
78 km or 48 mi Maracay
$581
78 km or 49 mi Palo Negro
$648
80 km or 50 mi El Limon
$612
82 km or 51 mi San Juan de los Morros
$705
93 km or 58 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$763
108 km or 67 mi Guacara
$728
115 km or 71 mi Los Guayos
$688
119 km or 74 mi Puerto Cabello
$713
122 km or 76 mi Valencia
$755
135 km or 84 mi Tocuyito
$691
163 km or 101 mi Tinaquillo
$685
176 km or 109 mi Valle de la Pascua
$753
184 km or 114 mi Calabozo
$712
199 km or 124 mi San Felipe
$699
204 km or 127 mi San Carlos
$684
219 km or 136 mi Zaraza
$707
235 km or 146 mi Kralendijk
$1783
245 km or 152 mi Yaritagua
$663
247 km or 154 mi Lecheria
$769
249 km or 155 mi Barcelona
$719
255 km or 159 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
260 km or 162 mi Cabudare
$653
268 km or 167 mi Barquisimeto
$708
270 km or 167 mi Acarigua
$687
271 km or 168 mi Araure
$692

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$764
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$671
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$692
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$653
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$536
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$728
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$590
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1447
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$504