Miami vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Miami	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3068	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7133	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$2069	$448
🏘️ Family rent	$3842	$955
🍽️ Food expenses	$687	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4346	$489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	85	44
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	442K	1.13M

The cost of living in Miami is 192% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 101st and 4974th ($3068 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 16th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 114th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Santo Domingo

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	Miami	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2508	$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1739	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4833	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.5	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6306	$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3813	$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.47	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1151	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28464	$6562

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2780
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2610
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2738
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2904
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2611
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3152
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2714
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2647
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2593
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2611
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2593
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4065
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2559
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2545
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2558
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2565
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2783

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