Dublin vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Dublin	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3020	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6615	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$2023	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$3441	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3998	$644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	44
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	593K	2.2M

The cost of living in Dublin is 175% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 214th and 5021st ($3020 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 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 42nd and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dublin vs Santo Domingo

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	Dublin	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.3	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.76	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2081	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3773	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.84%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8583	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5735	$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.1	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.4	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.91	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.75	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.61	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.39	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$76.7	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12713	$7126

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Cities near Dublin

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Swords	$2464
30 km or 19 mi	Naas	$2480
42 km or 26 mi	Drogheda	$2518
75 km or 46 mi	Dundalk	$2264
102 km or 63 mi	Kilkenny	$2012
113 km or 70 mi	Wexford	$2043
131 km or 82 mi	Lisburn	$1923
134 km or 83 mi	Waterford	$2373
141 km or 88 mi	Belfast	$1878
148 km or 92 mi	Douglas	$2236
148 km or 92 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820
152 km or 94 mi	Bangor	$1485
154 km or 96 mi	Omagh	$1763
175 km or 109 mi	Limerick	$1985
185 km or 115 mi	Galway	$3003
185 km or 115 mi	Rhyl	$1736
196 km or 122 mi	Derry	$1646
212 km or 132 mi	Wallasey	$1677
213 km or 132 mi	Formby	$1847
215 km or 133 mi	Crosby	$1831
216 km or 134 mi	Birkenhead	$1854
217 km or 135 mi	Bebington	$1860
217 km or 135 mi	Liverpool	$1942
217 km or 135 mi	Bootle	$1853
218 km or 136 mi	Southport	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Blackpool	$1669
219 km or 136 mi	Cork	$2634
220 km or 137 mi	Wrexham	$1757
221 km or 137 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1796
221 km or 137 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
224 km or 139 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1922
225 km or 140 mi	Chester	$2035
234 km or 145 mi	Llanelli	$1789
234 km or 145 mi	St Helens	$1682
235 km or 146 mi	Widnes	$1885
236 km or 147 mi	Runcorn	$1890
239 km or 148 mi	Morecambe	$1834
240 km or 149 mi	Preston	$1733
241 km or 150 mi	Lancaster	$1791
242 km or 150 mi	Wigan	$1742

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$894
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$908
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$786
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$844
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$786
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$640
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$820
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$803
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$748
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$618
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$858
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$814
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$577
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$792
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$814
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$849
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$1026
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1113
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1079
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$812
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$867
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$857
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$535
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$545
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1318
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1208
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1525
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1630
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1497
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1714
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1654
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1611
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$539