London vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	99	58
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.13M

The cost of living in London is 255% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 58th and 5898th ($3296 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 5536th 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	$21.4	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$7607

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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