Castries vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1178
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2846
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$514
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$866
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.5
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1043
$644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
3
44
😀 Quality of life
39
63
🏙️ Population
20K
2.2M

The cost of living in Castries is 7% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4803rd and 5021st ($1178 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Saint Lucia and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Saint Lucia vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Castries compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Castries ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 7990th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Castries Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.69
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.15
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.96
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.95
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$554
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.9
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.69%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2132
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.8
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.1
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.4
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.4
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.49
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.88
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.26
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.15
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.4
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.81
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.23
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.9
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$198
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9991
$7126

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1214
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1844
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$1005
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$995
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$1010
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1453
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1328
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1107
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1083
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1083
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1736
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1716
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1724
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1715
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1723
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1718
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1138
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1143
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1114
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1281
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1223
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1106
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1330
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1327
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$1039
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$707
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$645
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$613
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$2940
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$680
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$830
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$772
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2450
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$716
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$773
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$873
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2305
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$650
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$685
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2120

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