Chicago vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2613
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6659
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$1594
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$3123
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$210
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5285
$489
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
96
58
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.13M

The cost of living in Chicago is 149% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 505th and 4974th ($2613 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 455th and 1st 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 2 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Chicago ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 16th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Chicago Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.5
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.3
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.98
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$5.12
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1958
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3908
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2652
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.2
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3227
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2803
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.1
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.79
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.27
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.02
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15.7
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.85
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.1
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.7
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.3
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2675
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15494
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240

Cities near Santo Domingo

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