Miami vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Miami Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3178
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7315
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$2092
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$3715
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$767
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4255
$584
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
43
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
442K
1.13M

The cost of living in Miami is 212% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 118th and 5424th ($3178 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Miami ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 119th and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Miami Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$27
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$104
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.64
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.43
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2504
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1788
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4582
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3236
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.8
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.3
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.51%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6063
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3867
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.27
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$103
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.01
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.73
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.4
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.91
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.54
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.01
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.2
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$34.6
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1514
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25246
$7804

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Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Coral Gables
$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Miami Beach
$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi Hialeah
$2471
13 km or 8 mi North Miami
$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi Doral
$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi Sweetwater
$2649
17 km or 10 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2543
17 km or 11 mi North Miami Beach
$2773
18 km or 11 mi Miami Lakes
$2588
18 km or 11 mi Miami Gardens
$2705
20 km or 12 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2813
20 km or 13 mi Palmetto Bay
$2818
22 km or 13 mi Aventura
$2794
23 km or 14 mi Miramar
$2788
24 km or 15 mi Hallandale Beach
$2845
24 km or 15 mi Kendall West
$2774
26 km or 16 mi Cutler Bay
$2885
27 km or 17 mi Hollywood
$3076
27 km or 17 mi Pembroke Pines
$2977
29 km or 18 mi Richmond West
$2905
30 km or 19 mi Cooper
$2795
31 km or 19 mi Dania Beach
$2847
34 km or 21 mi Davie
$2741
38 km or 24 mi Plantation
$2716
40 km or 25 mi Fort Lauderdale
$2781
40 km or 25 mi Weston
$2598
42 km or 26 mi Sunrise
$2661
43 km or 26 mi Lauderhill
$2751
43 km or 27 mi Lauderdale Lakes
$2707
44 km or 27 mi Homestead
$3343
44 km or 28 mi Oakland Park
$2704
48 km or 30 mi Tamarac
$2836
48 km or 30 mi North Lauderdale
$2814
51 km or 32 mi Pompano Beach
$2709
51 km or 32 mi Margate
$2848
54 km or 34 mi Coral Springs
$3224
55 km or 34 mi Coconut Creek
$2794
59 km or 37 mi Parkland
$2971
61 km or 38 mi Deerfield Beach
$2450
66 km or 41 mi Boca Raton
$3101

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$853
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$844
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$708
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544