Dubai vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$584
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
65
43
😀 Quality of life
91
61
🏙️ Population
3.94M
1.13M

The cost of living in Dubai is 147% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 848th and 5424th ($2514 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.6 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 158th and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$7804

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$853
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$844
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$708
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544