Helsinki vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Helsinki	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1970	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4714	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$972	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$1705	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	80	44
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	694K	2.2M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 79% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 2107th and 5021st ($1970 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Finland and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Finland vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 47th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Santo Domingo

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	Helsinki	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.5	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.24	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1088	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2011	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1470	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.4	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.07%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9998	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4513	$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.3	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.48	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.37	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.53	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.56	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.3	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.4	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.2	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$487	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13162	$7126

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1974
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1698
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1673
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1521
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1391
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1455
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1594
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1597
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1533
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1535
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1478
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$1085
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1383
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1490
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1529
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1560
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1531
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1407
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1439
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1424
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1482
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1492
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1179
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$1081
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$1054
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1370
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1416
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1220

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