Mesa vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mesa	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2413	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1527	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$2684	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$647	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.6	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4154	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	67	44
😀 Quality of life	73	58
🏙️ Population	504K	1.13M

The cost of living in Mesa is 160% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 933rd and 5898th ($2413 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 854th and 3rd in the United States and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Mesa ranked 422nd best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 1561st and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Santo Domingo

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	Mesa	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.5	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1564	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1217	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2503	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2321	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$243	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2947	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3478	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.18	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.41	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.48	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.79	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.21	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.14	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1121	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12523	$7607

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913

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