Chicago vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$600
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
2.75M
2.2M

The cost of living in Chicago is 161% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 375th and 5110th ($2822 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th and 2nd in the United States and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 22nd and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550