Essen vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$682
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$600
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
96
44
😀 Quality of life
95
62
🏙️ Population
587K
2.2M

The cost of living in Essen is 44% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 3860th and 5110th ($1561 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 2nd 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 2.2 months in Essen compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 17th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$6928

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550