Dubai vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$2757
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$527
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
44
😀 Quality of life
86
57
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.13M

The cost of living in Dubai is 121% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1098th and 5318th ($2309 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 0.5 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 306th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$6229

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

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