Dusseldorf vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Dusseldorf	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1861	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4578	$2757
🏠 One person rent	$1029	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$1905	$985
🍽️ Food expenses	$527	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3480	$527
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	44
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	629K	1.13M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 78% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 2278th and 5318th ($1861 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Germany and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Germany vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dusseldorf compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 26th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Santo Domingo

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	Dusseldorf	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.8	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.17	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.23	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$959	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$761	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1887	$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1501	$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$42.3	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.98%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7923	$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6295	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.48	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.9	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.97	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.17	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.81	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.69	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.77	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.92	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.04	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.6	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$657	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22103	$6229

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851

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