Kingston vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kingston | Santo Domingo | |
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
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The cost of living in Kingston is 35% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4191st and 5110th ($1461 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the Dominican Republic comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 6176th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kingston vs Santo Domingo
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| Kingston | 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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Cities near Kingston
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 4.4 km or 2.7 mi |  Half Way Tree | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Spanish Town | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Linstead | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Old Harbour | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Port Antonio | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | May Pen | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Mandeville | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Montego Bay | |
| 144 km or 90 mi | Savanna-la-Mar | |
| 251 km or 156 mi |  Santiago de Cuba | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Yara | |
| 263 km or 164 mi | Palma Soriano | |
| 265 km or 165 mi | Manzanillo | |
| 268 km or 167 mi | Bayamo | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Guantanamo | |
| 329 km or 205 mi | Holguin | |
| 333 km or 207 mi | Las Tunas | |
| 356 km or 221 mi | Moa | |
| 369 km or 229 mi |  Anse-a-Veau | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Miragoane | |
| 397 km or 247 mi | Camaguey | |
| 423 km or 263 mi | Florida | |
| 450 km or 280 mi | Saint-Marc | |
| 463 km or 288 mi | Gonaives | |
| 468 km or 291 mi | Carrefour | |
| 475 km or 295 mi | Port-au-Prince | |
| 478 km or 297 mi | Ciego de Avila | |
| 479 km or 297 mi | Delmas | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | Petion-Ville | |
| 499 km or 310 mi | Moron | |
| 504 km or 313 mi |  George Town | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Sancti Spiritus | |
| 522 km or 324 mi | Cap-Haitien | |
| 544 km or 338 mi | Cerca-la-Source | |
| 568 km or 353 mi | Placetas | |
| 593 km or 369 mi | Santa Clara | |
| 594 km or 369 mi |  San Juan de la Maguana | |
| 597 km or 371 mi | Sabaneta | |
| 600 km or 373 mi | Cienfuegos | |
| 602 km or 374 mi | Barahona |
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 |