Melbourne vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
100
63
🏙️ Population
5.35M
2.2M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 132% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 829th and 5021st ($2543 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Australia vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

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

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Prices in Melbourne vs Santo Domingo

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Melbourne Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$7126

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

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