Copenhagen vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	44
😀 Quality of life	97	58
🏙️ Population	644K	1.13M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 152% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1085th and 5898th ($2333 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Denmark and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Denmark vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 10th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Santo Domingo

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	Copenhagen	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$7607

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521