Castries vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Castries Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2826
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$515
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$890
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.1
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$876
$584
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
1 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
3
43
😀 Quality of life
40
61
🏙️ Population
70K
1.13M

The cost of living in Castries is 15% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4773rd and 5424th ($1169 vs $1020) 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 0.7 months in Castries compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Castries ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Lucia vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 7795th and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Castries Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.66
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$648
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.4
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.75%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1812
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.12
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.44
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.01
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.32
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.96
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.35
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.15
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.6
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$197
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8070
$7804

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Vieux Fort
$1196
66 km or 41 mi Fort-de-France
$1741
83 km or 51 mi Georgetown
$988
98 km or 61 mi Kingstown
$988
149 km or 93 mi Roseau
$1008
172 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1463
180 km or 112 mi Bridgetown
$1352
181 km or 112 mi Portsmouth
$1168
222 km or 138 mi Grenville
$1076
234 km or 146 mi St. George's
$1075
234 km or 146 mi Basse-Terre
$1673
249 km or 155 mi Sainte-Anne
$1662
250 km or 156 mi Petit-Bourg
$1673
257 km or 160 mi Les Abymes
$1656
259 km or 161 mi Baie-Mahault
$1662
260 km or 162 mi Le Moule
$1659
316 km or 196 mi Scarborough
$1111
348 km or 216 mi All Saints
$1135
357 km or 222 mi St. John's
$1131
377 km or 234 mi Port of Spain
$1248
378 km or 235 mi San Juan
$1213
392 km or 244 mi Chaguanas
$1079
410 km or 255 mi Basseterre
$1336
415 km or 258 mi Cayon
$1338
418 km or 260 mi San Fernando
$1007
445 km or 277 mi Carupano
$697
456 km or 283 mi La Asuncion
$638
461 km or 286 mi Porlamar
$610
497 km or 309 mi Philipsburg
$2878
526 km or 327 mi Cumana
$688
532 km or 330 mi Maturin
$838
563 km or 350 mi Tucupita
$764
577 km or 358 mi Saint Croix
$2593
578 km or 359 mi Puerto la Cruz
$696
586 km or 364 mi Lecheria
$760
590 km or 367 mi Barcelona
$908
626 km or 389 mi Road Town
$2303
635 km or 395 mi Anaco
$642
640 km or 398 mi Cantaura
$674
641 km or 399 mi Charlotte Amalie
$2042

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$853
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$844
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$708
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544