London vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$2466
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$781
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$584
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	43
😀 Quality of life	99	61
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.13M

The cost of living in London is 278% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 8th and 5424th ($3851 vs $1020) 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 1.1 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 5th and 5754th 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	$22.2	$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$7804

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$853
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$844
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$708
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$778
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$539
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$749
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$750
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$676
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$502
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$686
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$781
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$720
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$525
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$730
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$713
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$822
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$857
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$948
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1150
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$724
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$736
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$721
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$541
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$552
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1320
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1574
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1472
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1650
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$544