Melbourne vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Melbourne	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2496	$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6197	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$1388	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2468	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$346	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$600
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	100	62
🏙️ Population	5.35M	2.2M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 130% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 893rd and 5110th ($2496 vs $1083) 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 1.7 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 5729th 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	$15.4	$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.7	$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.06	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.04	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1549	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1138	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$115	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.61%	13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6465	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.85	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.06	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.8	$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.9	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.3	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.88	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.7	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$80	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2232	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26129	$6928

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$899
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$744
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$810
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$714
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$580
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$785
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$768
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$551
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$678
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$820
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$753
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$553
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$734
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$769
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$777
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$930
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1006
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1114
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$791
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$797
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$785
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$549
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1313
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1209
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1457
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1590
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1473
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1663
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1628
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1610
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$550