Mexico City vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mexico City	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1160	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2923	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$603	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1214	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.2	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$709	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	44
😀 Quality of life	67	58
🏙️ Population	9.21M	1.13M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 25% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4604th and 5898th ($1160 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 3rd in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Mexico vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Mexico City compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Mexico City ranked 1st best city to live in Mexico vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 3470th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mexico City vs Santo Domingo

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	Mexico City	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46.5	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.02	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$846	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$475	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1732	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$998	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.3	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.7	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.34%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2952	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.9	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.96	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.43	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.12	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.51	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.89	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.97	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$45	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.8	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$401	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9034	$7607

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$800
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$747
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$761
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$696
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$752
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$858
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$632
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$825
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$981
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$788
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$821
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$983
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$770
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$485
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$638
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$635
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$717
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$693
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$724
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$725
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$700
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$574
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$759
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$634
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$667
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$804

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