Lima vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lima	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$977	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2440	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$407	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$726	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	44
😀 Quality of life	65	58
🏙️ Population	9.94M	1.13M

The cost of living in Lima is 5% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5647th and 5898th ($977 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Peru and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Peru vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lima compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Lima ranked 1st best city to live in Peru vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 4234th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lima vs Santo Domingo

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	Lima	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.73	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$525	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$943	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$577	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.6	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.8	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1476	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1418	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.7	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.9	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.94	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.74	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.11	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.28	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.11	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.08	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.9	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7764	$7607

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Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697

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