Mexico City vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Mexico City Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1475
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3516
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$792
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$1397
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1122
$644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
44
😀 Quality of life
73
63
🏙️ Population
9.21M
2.2M

The cost of living in Mexico City is 34% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4074th and 5021st ($1475 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 0.8 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 2482nd and 5488th 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
$11.6
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.62
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.18
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1061
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1959
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1139
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.6
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.2
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.41%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3972
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2110
$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.69
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.82
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.81
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.43
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.2
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.06
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.4
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.59
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.5
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$492
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13182
$7126

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$894
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$908
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$786
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$844
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$786
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$640
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$820
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$803
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$748
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$618
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$672
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$858
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$814
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$577
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$792
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$814
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$849
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$1026
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1113
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1079
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$812
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$867
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$857
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$539
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$535
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$545
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1318
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1208
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1525
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1630
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1497
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1714
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1654
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1611
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$539