Istanbul vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Istanbul	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1125	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$2757
🏠 One person rent	$587	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$1119	$985
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$820	$527
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	44
😀 Quality of life	77	57
🏙️ Population	15.5M	1.13M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 8% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4816th and 5318th ($1125 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Turkey and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Turkey vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 790th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Santo Domingo

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	Istanbul	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.84	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$41	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.29	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.27	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.42	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$769	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1529	$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$921	$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.5	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.2	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.9	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	45.66%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3275	$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.27	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.8	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.27	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.01	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.18	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.25	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.86	$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$70.6	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.8	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$626	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13982	$6229

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$594
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$579
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$643
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$695
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$642
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$652
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$683
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$789
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$633
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$694
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$655
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$690
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$705
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$502
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$605
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$692
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$646
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$596
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$584
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$461
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$716
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$645
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$700
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$573
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$589
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$635
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$599
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$642
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$668
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$931
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$999
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$561
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$648
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$463
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$624
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$657
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$672
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$612
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$899
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$985

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$831
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$838
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$709
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$731
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$660
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$542
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$791
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$748
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$685
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$527
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$718
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$809
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$758
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$573
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$769
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$728
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$794
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$790
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$964
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1023
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$766
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$740
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$727
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$524
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1114
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1425
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1523
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$527