Dubai vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
66
44
😀 Quality of life
90
62
🏙️ Population
3.94M
2.2M

The cost of living in Dubai is 123% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1039th and 5110th ($2420 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Arab Emirates and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 203rd and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Santo Domingo

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Dubai Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

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