Dublin vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dublin	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2627	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5796	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1748	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$3037	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$168	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3727	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	44
😀 Quality of life	96	58
🏙️ Population	593K	1.13M

The cost of living in Dublin is 183% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 605th and 5898th ($2627 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Ireland and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Ireland vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dublin compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Dublin ranked 1st best city to live in Ireland vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 17th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Dublin	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.3	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$82	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.53	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.16	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.28	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1479	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3211	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$234	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6999	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5541	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.87	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.89	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.58	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.93	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.4	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$95	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1213	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8881	$7607

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2186
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2216
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2628
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$1767
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$1785
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$1662
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1713
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2134
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1755
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$1968
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1382
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1562
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1969
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$2297
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1615
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1390
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1563
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1682
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1681
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1710
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1774
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1706
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1675
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1482
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2275
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1556
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$1897
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1686
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1497
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1753
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1762
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1714
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1456
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1629
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1574

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521