Guayaquil vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guayaquil Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$953
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2350
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$426
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$724
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$300
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$644
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
46
44
😀 Quality of life
59
63
🏙️ Population
2.65M
2.2M

The cost of living in Guayaquil is 13% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5910th and 5021st ($953 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Ecuador and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Ecuador vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guayaquil compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Guayaquil ranked 2nd best city to live in Ecuador vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 6017th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guayaquil vs Santo Domingo

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Guayaquil Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.4
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.6
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.13
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.9
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$795
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.7
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.7
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.03%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1626
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.25
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.71
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.96
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.73
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.95
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.84
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.6
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6061
$7126

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Duran
$842
33 km or 21 mi Milagro
$731
58 km or 36 mi Babahoyo
$827
104 km or 65 mi Montanita
$704
113 km or 70 mi La Libertad
$707
121 km or 75 mi Machala
$584
126 km or 78 mi Cuenca
$829
137 km or 85 mi Quevedo
$653
141 km or 87 mi Portoviejo
$780
148 km or 92 mi Riobamba
$514
165 km or 103 mi Manta
$762
166 km or 103 mi Tumbes
$577
175 km or 109 mi Ambato
$516
215 km or 133 mi Loja
$559
229 km or 142 mi Santo Domingo
$592
250 km or 155 mi Mancora
$660
267 km or 166 mi Quito
$864
308 km or 191 mi Talara
$705
315 km or 196 mi Sullana
$593
344 km or 214 mi Ibarra
$557
345 km or 215 mi Piura
$651
348 km or 216 mi Paita
$638
349 km or 217 mi Esmeraldas
$613
409 km or 254 mi Jaen
$617
418 km or 259 mi Ipiales
$672
461 km or 286 mi Tumaco
$694
476 km or 296 mi Pasto
$675
502 km or 312 mi Chachapoyas
$611
509 km or 316 mi Chiclayo
$667
574 km or 357 mi Cajamarca
$583
617 km or 383 mi Tarapoto
$626
630 km or 392 mi Popayan
$631
635 km or 395 mi Florencia
$524
666 km or 414 mi Trujillo
$811
729 km or 453 mi Cali
$850
745 km or 463 mi Buenaventura
$856
751 km or 466 mi Palmira
$788
756 km or 470 mi Iquitos
$745
764 km or 475 mi Neiva
$606
779 km or 484 mi Chimbote
$527

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$894
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$908
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$786
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$844
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$786
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$640
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$820
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$803
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$748
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$618
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$672
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$858
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$814
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$577
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$792
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$814
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$849
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$1026
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1113
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1079
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$812
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$867
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$857
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$539
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$535
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$545
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1318
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1208
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1525
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1630
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1497
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1714
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1654
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1611
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$539