Manchester vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Manchester	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2071	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5081	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1241	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$2185	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2923	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	44
😀 Quality of life	92	58
🏙️ Population	548K	1.13M

The cost of living in Manchester is 123% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1662nd and 5898th ($2071 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Manchester ranked 13th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 85th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Santo Domingo

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	Manchester	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.7	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.9	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.7	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.46	$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	$1351	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$936	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2179	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1788	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.9	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.9%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5330	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3723	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$110	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.94	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.71	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.03	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.35	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1818	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19551	$7607

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Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681

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