Luxembourg City vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Luxembourg City	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2916	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6290	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$1972	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$3201	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$683	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.8	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5248	$644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	44
😀 Quality of life	86	63
🏙️ Population	138K	2.2M

The cost of living in Luxembourg City is 166% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 290th and 5021st ($2916 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Luxembourg and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Luxembourg vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Luxembourg City compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Luxembourg City ranked 1st best city to live in Luxembourg vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 392nd and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg City vs Santo Domingo

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	Luxembourg City	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.9	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.41	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.04	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1917	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1676	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3336	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2729	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.4	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13003	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8731	$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.69	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$35.2	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.71	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$26.8	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.73	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.79	$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.4	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.01	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.3	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.9	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.4	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$33.4	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1414	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16458	$7126

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Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	Dudelange	$2669
17 km or 10 mi	Esch-sur-Alzette	$2607
19 km or 12 mi	Petange	$2551
20 km or 12 mi	Differdange	$2481
24 km or 15 mi	Arlon	$1788
28 km or 18 mi	Thionville	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Trier	$1714
40 km or 25 mi	Merzig	$1459
52 km or 32 mi	Dillingen	$1463
55 km or 34 mi	Metz	$1591
55 km or 34 mi	Saarlouis	$1451
65 km or 40 mi	Volklingen	$1464
75 km or 47 mi	Saarbrucken	$1431
76 km or 47 mi	Sankt Wendel	$1454
79 km or 49 mi	Sankt Ingbert	$1455
81 km or 50 mi	Neunkirchen	$1462
86 km or 54 mi	Idar-Oberstein	$1649
88 km or 54 mi	Sarreguemines	$1574
91 km or 56 mi	Blieskastel	$1462
93 km or 58 mi	Homburg	$1462
97 km or 61 mi	Zweibrucken	$1642
102 km or 63 mi	Nancy	$1465
103 km or 64 mi	Charleville-Mezieres	$1443
110 km or 68 mi	Verviers	$1303
116 km or 72 mi	Pirmasens	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Mechernich	$1639
118 km or 74 mi	Seraing	$1600
119 km or 74 mi	Liege	$1596
119 km or 74 mi	Huy	$1734
120 km or 74 mi	Kaiserslautern	$1572
122 km or 76 mi	Andenne	$1760
125 km or 78 mi	Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler	$1586
126 km or 78 mi	Euskirchen	$1665
127 km or 79 mi	Zulpich	$1650
127 km or 79 mi	Rheinbach	$1679
127 km or 79 mi	Bad Kreuznach	$1730
129 km or 80 mi	Stolberg	$1559
129 km or 80 mi	Andernach	$1552
130 km or 81 mi	Aachen	$1618
130 km or 81 mi	Meckenheim	$1686

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