Detroit vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1979
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4857
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$1158
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$2113
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$587
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4187
$489
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
77
44
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
639K
1.13M

The cost of living in Detroit is 88% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1843rd and 4974th ($1979 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 Detroit compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 172nd and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Detroit Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.4
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.96
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.84
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.1
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1199
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2954
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1523
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.1
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1060
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$975
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.8
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.98
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.89
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1283
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16868
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1847
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1906
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1749
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1881
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1828
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1932
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1841
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1905
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1912
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1893
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1718
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1954
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1900
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1935
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1813
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1904
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1939
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1934
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1753
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1950
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1903
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1899
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$1748
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1898
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2298
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1921
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1928
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1632
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2104
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1856
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1704
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1529
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

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