Houston vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Houston | Santo Domingo | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Houston is 120% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1375th and 5424th ($2240 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th and 2nd in the United States and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Dominican Republic comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 77th and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Houston vs Santo Domingo
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| Houston | Santo Domingo | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Pasadena | |
| 25 km or 15 mi | Pearland | |
| 25 km or 16 mi | Missouri | |
| 27 km or 17 mi | Deer Park | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Sugar Land | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Spring | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Friendswood | |
| 35 km or 22 mi | La Porte | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Baytown | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | League | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Alvin | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Rosenberg | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | The Woodlands | |
| 59 km or 37 mi | Texas City | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Conroe | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Galveston | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Lake Jackson | |
| 108 km or 67 mi | Huntsville | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Beaumont | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | College Station | |
| 138 km or 86 mi | Bryan | |
| 140 km or 87 mi | Port Arthur | |
| 186 km or 115 mi | Lufkin | |
| 188 km or 117 mi | Victoria | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Sulphur | |
| 215 km or 134 mi | Lake Charles | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Nacogdoches | |
| 229 km or 142 mi | Pflugerville | |
| 234 km or 145 mi | Austin | |
| 236 km or 146 mi | Round Rock | |
| 239 km or 149 mi | Temple | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Kyle | |
| 242 km or 150 mi | Georgetown | |
| 247 km or 153 mi | San Marcos | |
| 249 km or 155 mi | Cedar Park | |
| 250 km or 156 mi | Seguin | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Leander | |
| 261 km or 162 mi | Waco | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Harker Heights | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | New Braunfels |
Cities near Santo Domingo
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 26 km or 16 mi |  San Cristobal | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Boca Chica | |
| 51 km or 31 mi | Bani | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | San Pedro de Macoris | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Cotui | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Bonao | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Azua | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | El Seibo | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | La Romana | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | San Francisco de Macoris | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Samana | |
| 101 km or 62 mi | Nagua | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Jarabacoa | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | La Vega | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Higuey | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Barahona | |
| 138 km or 85 mi | Santiago de los Caballeros | |
| 146 km or 90 mi | San Juan de la Maguana | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Cabarete | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Sosua | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Punta Cana | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Puerto Plata | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Mao | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Sabaneta | |
| 213 km or 132 mi |  Cerca-la-Source | |
| 252 km or 157 mi | Petion-Ville | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Delmas | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Port-au-Prince | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Carrefour | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Cap-Haitien | |
| 286 km or 177 mi | Aguada | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Aguadilla | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Mayaguez | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Cabo Rojo | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Isabela | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Saint-Marc | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | San German | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | San Sebastian | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Quebradillas | |
| 313 km or 194 mi | Gonaives |