Essen vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$2508
🏠 One person rent
$690
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$574
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
94
58
🏙️ Population
587K
1.13M

The cost of living in Essen is 56% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 3685th and 5898th ($1443 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 3rd 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 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 33rd and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$7607

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

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