Edinburgh vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edinburgh	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2295	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5636	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$1360	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$2398	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3514	$644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	88	44
😀 Quality of life	92	63
🏙️ Population	488K	2.2M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 109% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1307th and 5021st ($2295 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 83rd and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Santo Domingo

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	Edinburgh	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.3	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.34	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2686	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1966	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$245	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.1	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.86%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6647	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4795	$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.6	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.27	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.3	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1749	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25458	$7126

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1760
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1750
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1842
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1611
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1640
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1831
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1593
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1878
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2114
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1885
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1600
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1647
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1704
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1456
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1586
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1596
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1979
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1806
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1943
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1784
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1820
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1777
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1778
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1798
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1554
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1872
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1742
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2005
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1417
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1523
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1404
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1424
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1741
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1834
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1485
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1791
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2236
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1820

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