Dallas vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dallas	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2550	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5986	$2757
🏠 One person rent	$1562	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$2711	$985
🍽️ Food expenses	$635	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5410	$527
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	44
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.13M

The cost of living in Dallas is 144% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 700th and 5318th ($2550 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 627th 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 2.1 months in Dallas compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Dallas ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 113th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Santo Domingo

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	Dallas	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.1	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1643	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3063	$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2267	$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4445	$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2304	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.5	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.39	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.72	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.46	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.91	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.1	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1291	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$6229

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2243
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2159
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2188
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2061
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2282
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2236
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2122
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2085
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2202
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2330
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1869
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2022
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2096
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2135
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2103
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2102
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2100
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2336
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2153
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2111
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2299
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2189
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2609
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2411
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2602
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2127
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2103
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2105
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2284

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$831
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$838
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$709
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$731
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$660
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$542
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$791
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$748
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$685
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$527
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$718
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$809
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$758
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$573
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$769
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$728
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$794
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$790
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$964
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1023
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$766
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$740
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$727
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$524
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1114
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1425
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1523
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$527