Miami vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Miami Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3103
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7450
$2757
🏠 One person rent
$2075
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$4080
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4410
$527
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
85
44
😀 Quality of life
91
57
🏙️ Population
442K
1.13M

The cost of living in Miami is 197% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 103rd and 5318th ($3103 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 80th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Miami compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Miami ranked 18th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 109th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Miami Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.8
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.5
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.36
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$5.26
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.09
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2446
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1765
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4939
$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3570
$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.8
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.69%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6519
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4021
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.24
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$115
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.61
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.04
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.91
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.82
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.85
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.55
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.4
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$152
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.5
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.1
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1210
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25328
$6229

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Distance City Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Coral Gables
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Miami Beach
$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi Hialeah
$2562
13 km or 8 mi North Miami
$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi Doral
$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi Sweetwater
$2644
17 km or 10 mi Hialeah Gardens
$2551
17 km or 11 mi North Miami Beach
$2659
18 km or 11 mi Miami Lakes
$2578
18 km or 11 mi Miami Gardens
$2645
20 km or 12 mi Sunny Isles Beach
$2682
20 km or 13 mi Palmetto Bay
$2849
22 km or 13 mi Aventura
$2647
23 km or 14 mi Miramar
$2717
24 km or 15 mi Hallandale Beach
$2630
24 km or 15 mi Kendall West
$2808
26 km or 16 mi Cutler Bay
$3002
27 km or 17 mi Hollywood
$2724
27 km or 17 mi Pembroke Pines
$2898
29 km or 18 mi Richmond West
$3058
30 km or 19 mi Cooper
$2691
31 km or 19 mi Dania Beach
$2629
34 km or 21 mi Davie
$2623
38 km or 24 mi Plantation
$2573
40 km or 25 mi Fort Lauderdale
$2727
40 km or 25 mi Weston
$2608
42 km or 26 mi Sunrise
$2538
43 km or 26 mi Lauderhill
$2513
43 km or 27 mi Lauderdale Lakes
$2540
44 km or 27 mi Homestead
$3991
44 km or 28 mi Oakland Park
$2571
48 km or 30 mi Tamarac
$2424
48 km or 30 mi North Lauderdale
$2418
51 km or 32 mi Pompano Beach
$2490
51 km or 32 mi Margate
$2359
54 km or 34 mi Coral Springs
$2315
55 km or 34 mi Coconut Creek
$2429
59 km or 37 mi Parkland
$2484
61 km or 38 mi Deerfield Beach
$2248
66 km or 41 mi Boca Raton
$2860

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$831
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$838
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$709
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$731
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$660
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$542
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$791
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$748
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$685
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$527
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$718
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$809
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$758
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$573
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$769
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$728
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$794
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$790
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$964
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1023
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$766
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$740
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$727
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$529
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$524
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$536
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1314
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1230
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1237
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1114
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1425
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$516
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1523
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1527
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1458
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$527