Minneapolis vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Minneapolis	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2380	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5756	$2466
🏠 One person rent	$1413	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2434	$781
🍽️ Food expenses	$698	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4476	$584
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	84	43
😀 Quality of life	90	61
🏙️ Population	430K	1.13M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 133% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1095th and 5424th ($2380 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Minneapolis ranked 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 215th and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Santo Domingo

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	Minneapolis	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1597	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2639	$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2101	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3686	$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2479	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.1	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.1	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.49	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.54	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.9	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1787	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26604	$7804

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678

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