Lyon vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$773	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$574
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	44
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	521K	1.13M

The cost of living in Lyon is 69% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 3152nd and 5898th ($1570 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 3rd in France and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check France vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 195th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Santo Domingo

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	Lyon	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$7607

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457

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