Lisbon vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Lisbon	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1966	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$1259	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$2162	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$446	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1605	$644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	44
😀 Quality of life	83	63
🏙️ Population	546K	2.2M

The cost of living in Lisbon is 79% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 2123rd and 5021st ($1966 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Portugal and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Portugal vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Lisbon compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Lisbon ranked 1st best city to live in Portugal vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 532nd and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lisbon vs Santo Domingo

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	Lisbon	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.7	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.71	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1406	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1033	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2582	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$118	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$181	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.6%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7840	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4420	$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.49	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.15	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.96	$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.3	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.7	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.94	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$107	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17788	$7126

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Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1665
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1500
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1518
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1456
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1356
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1410
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1705
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1518
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1518
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1666
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1503
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1506
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1520
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1492
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1454
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1221
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1317
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1459
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1394
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1638
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1381
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1387
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1308
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1519
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1163
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1195
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1684
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1380
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1432
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1378
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1277
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1363
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1465
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1297
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1370
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1107
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$894
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$908
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$786
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$844
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$786
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$640
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$820
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$803
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$748
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$618
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$858
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$814
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$577
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$792
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$814
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$849
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$1026
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1113
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1079
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$812
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$867
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$857
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$535
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$545
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1318
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1208
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1525
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1630
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1497
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1714
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1654
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1611
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$539