Kingstown vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingstown	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2468	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$370	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$615	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	4	44
😀 Quality of life	26	58
🏙️ Population	13.9K	1.13M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 8% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5500th and 5898th ($1000 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Saint Vincent and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 8510th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Santo Domingo

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	Kingstown	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.2	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.87	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.79	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7119	$7607

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789

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