Columbus vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Columbus	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2127	$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5086	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$1221	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2077	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$642	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$600
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	44
😀 Quality of life	92	62
🏙️ Population	906K	2.2M

The cost of living in Columbus is 96% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1686th and 5110th ($2127 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1354th 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 Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Columbus ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 96th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Santo Domingo

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	Columbus	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$934	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2183	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1691	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$226	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61	$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3248	$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2159	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.1	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.12	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.64	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.8	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.61	$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.5	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.7	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1272	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24638	$6928

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2080
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2048
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1994
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2093
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1992
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2123
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1816
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2029
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1975
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1872
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1813
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1919
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1922
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1746
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1831
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1756
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1822
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1831
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1594
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1877
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1931
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1849
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1582
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1915
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1901
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1863
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1833
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1580
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1864
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1554
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2110
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1530
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1904
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1859
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1468
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1791
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1935

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