Kansas vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kansas	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5385	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$2164	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4006	$574
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	64	44
😀 Quality of life	86	58
🏙️ Population	508K	1.13M

The cost of living in Kansas is 129% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1532nd and 5898th ($2121 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1366th 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 1.9 months in Kansas compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Kansas ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 320th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Santo Domingo

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	Kansas	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2362	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1791	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.04	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.56	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.14	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$146	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1376	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28999	$7607

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Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846

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