London vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	97	63
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.2M

The cost of living in London is 234% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 28th and 5021st ($3662 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the United Kingdom and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 4th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Santo Domingo

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	London	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$7126

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

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