Kingston vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$664	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	41	44
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	580K	1.13M

The cost of living in Kingston is 49% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 3941st and 5898th ($1378 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.6 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 5942nd and 5536th 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	$7.64	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$7607

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

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