Indianapolis vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Indianapolis	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2189	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5318	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4608	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	71	44
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	888K	1.13M

The cost of living in Indianapolis is 136% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1378th and 5898th ($2189 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1239th and 3rd 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Indianapolis ranked 44th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 191st and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Indianapolis	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.1	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.05	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1424	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1026	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1776	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.6	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1579	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.09	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.75	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.52	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.45	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.24	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1868	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27149	$7607

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Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890

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