Mexico City vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1288
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3248
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$663
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$1322
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$407
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$819
$489
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
90
44
😀 Quality of life
66
58
🏙️ Population
9.21M
1.13M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 23% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4206th and 4974th ($1288 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st 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 0.5 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 4184th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Mexico City Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.4
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.85
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.87
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1792
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1104
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.7
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.7
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3145
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2277
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.07
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.59
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.34
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.53
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.6
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.4
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10204
$6562

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Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$764
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$671
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$692
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$653
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$536
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$728
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$590
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1447
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$504