Georgetown vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Georgetown Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1181
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3155
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$528
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$914
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$497
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.9
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1100
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
44
😀 Quality of life
60
62
🏙️ Population
235K
2.2M

The cost of living in Georgetown is 9% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4813th and 5110th ($1181 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.9 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 5916th and 5729th 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
$9.78
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.6
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.64
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.2
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$694
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1246
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$664
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.8
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.48%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3538
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1503
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.03
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.53
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.9
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.78
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.7
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.21
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1023
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19783
$6928

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$1180
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$1174
161 km or 100 mi Nieuw Nickerie
$854
347 km or 216 mi Paramaribo
$877
479 km or 298 mi Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
$1938
487 km or 302 mi Upata
$788
496 km or 308 mi Tucupita
$767
521 km or 324 mi Boa Vista
$740
524 km or 326 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
532 km or 331 mi San Fernando
$1010
547 km or 340 mi Chaguanas
$1097
561 km or 349 mi San Juan
$1232
565 km or 351 mi Scarborough
$1136
567 km or 353 mi Port of Spain
$1284
612 km or 380 mi Ciudad Bolivar
$848
637 km or 396 mi Kourou
$1996
643 km or 399 mi Maturin
$844
677 km or 421 mi Cayenne
$1979
704 km or 438 mi St. George's
$1078
704 km or 438 mi Grenville
$1079
706 km or 438 mi Carupano
$699
711 km or 442 mi El Tigre
$741
720 km or 447 mi Bridgetown
$1336
730 km or 454 mi Holetown
$1454
737 km or 458 mi Cantaura
$675
753 km or 468 mi Anaco
$642
775 km or 482 mi Cumana
$679
778 km or 483 mi Porlamar
$610
783 km or 487 mi La Asuncion
$641
785 km or 488 mi Kingstown
$995
792 km or 492 mi Georgetown
$989
805 km or 500 mi Puerto la Cruz
$703
808 km or 502 mi Barcelona
$888
812 km or 504 mi Lecheria
$771
830 km or 516 mi Vieux Fort
$1197
837 km or 520 mi Zaraza
$827
861 km or 535 mi Castries
$1170
905 km or 562 mi Valle de la Pascua
$811
926 km or 575 mi Fort-de-France
$1812
966 km or 600 mi Altagracia de Orituco
$840

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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