Kingston vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$654
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$584
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
40
43
😀 Quality of life
57
61
🏙️ Population
580K
1.13M

The cost of living in Kingston is 34% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4339th and 5424th ($1364 vs $1020) 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 6173rd and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.4
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$7804

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1223
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$793
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1164
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$947
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$973
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1072
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2126
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2761
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1656
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1354
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1574
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1884
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$528
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1601
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1504
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$544
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$552
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1300
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$541
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$546
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1300
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3615
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1221
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1154
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$721
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$855
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$713

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$853
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$844
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$708
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544