Leon vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Leon	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$684	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1633	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$256	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$398	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$280	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.8	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$609	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	30	44
😀 Quality of life	36	58
🏙️ Population	1.58M	1.13M

The cost of living in Leon is 26% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6965th and 5898th ($684 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 3rd in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Mexico vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Leon compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Leon ranked 55th best city to live in Mexico vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 7382nd and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Leon vs Santo Domingo

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	Leon	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.42	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.8	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.43	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$615	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$285	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.2	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.1	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.56%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$390	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$494	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.64	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.8	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.94	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.9	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.23	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.27	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.97	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.42	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.02	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.15	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.98	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$194	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2639	$7607

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Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$768
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$853
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$667
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$634
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$693
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$638
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$725
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$778
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$804
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$983
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$717
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$846
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1021
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$677
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$753
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$760
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$778
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$696
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$634
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$761
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$747
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$800
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$906
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704

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