Johannesburg vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$441	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	44
😀 Quality of life	57	58
🏙️ Population	4.43M	1.13M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 7% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5539th and 5898th ($993 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in South Africa and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check South Africa vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5667th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Santo Domingo

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	Johannesburg	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$7607

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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