Guadalajara vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$480	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	44
😀 Quality of life	57	58
🏙️ Population	1.46M	1.13M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 10% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5385th and 5898th ($1017 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Mexico vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5625th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Santo Domingo

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	Guadalajara	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$7607

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

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