Georgetown vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Georgetown	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1062	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3388	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$423	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1181	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$480	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	24	44
😀 Quality of life	47	58
🏙️ Population	235K	1.13M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 14% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5085th and 5898th ($1062 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Guyana and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Guyana vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Georgetown compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Georgetown ranked 1st best city to live in Guyana vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 6400th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Georgetown vs Santo Domingo

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	Georgetown	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.42	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.9	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.05	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.68	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.21	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$564	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$265	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.1	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.51%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1730	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.57	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.4	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.17	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.08	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.18	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.41	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.8	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.42	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$33.7	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$883	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23423	$7607

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Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847

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