George Town vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$448
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$955
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	20	44
😀 Quality of life	77	58
🏙️ Population	41K	1.13M

The cost of living in George Town is 221% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 32nd and 4974th ($3374 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in George Town compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 754th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Santo Domingo

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	George Town	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$6562

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$764
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$671
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$692
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$717
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$653
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$536
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$775
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$745
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$541
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$782
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$787
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$728
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$590
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$805
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$712
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$779
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$809
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$958
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1009
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$721
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$714
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$501
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$514
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1300
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1168
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1236
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1137
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1273
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1522
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1447
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$504