Mexico City vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1428
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3399
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$774
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1028
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
44
😀 Quality of life
72
62
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.2M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 32% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4274th and 5110th ($1428 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd 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 0.7 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 3354th and 5729th 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
$11.7
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.8
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1035
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1886
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1143
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.6
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.35%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3740
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2224
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.4
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.19
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.93
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.92
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.97
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.33
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.3
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$473
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11420
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023

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