Dubai vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2229
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5278
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$1453
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$2877
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$188
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3926
$489
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
64
44
😀 Quality of life
88
58
🏙️ Population
3.33M
1.13M

The cost of living in Dubai is 112% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1218th and 4974th ($2229 vs $1051) 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 1.8 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 189th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.9
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.41
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1742
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1101
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3504
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2351
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$203
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$92.3
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.06%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4930
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2984
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.74
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.6
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.3
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.24
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.93
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.84
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.49
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.7
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.5
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.84
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$720
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14799
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1612
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1841
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1191
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1132
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1164
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$787
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1872
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1126
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1810
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$798
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$890
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$573
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$604
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1375
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1285
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1327
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$544
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$959
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$779
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1005
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$606
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$868
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$604
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$530
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$672
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$457
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$910
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$621
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$561
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$822
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$575
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$541

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