Minneapolis vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Minneapolis	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2256	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5584	$2757
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$985
🍽️ Food expenses	$676	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4424	$527
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	83	44
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	430K	1.13M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 116% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1228th and 5318th ($2256 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1082nd 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 2 months in Minneapolis compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Minneapolis ranked 60th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 234th and 5688th 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	$20.1	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.8	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.96	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1461	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1061	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2697	$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3075	$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2486	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.9	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.25	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.44	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.9	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1565	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27084	$6229

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2231
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2224
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2280
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2193
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2224
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2358
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2282
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2305
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2400
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2251
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2398
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2091
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2282
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2292
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2476
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2239
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2353
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2297
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2200
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2429
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2177
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2361
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2249
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2196
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2227
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2258
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2319
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2320
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2485
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2352
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2447
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2162
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2318
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2191
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2252
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2262
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2294
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2640

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