Montevideo vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Montevideo | Santo Domingo | |
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| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
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| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
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The cost of living in Montevideo is 45% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4065th and 5898th ($1346 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Uruguay and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Uruguay vs the Dominican Republic comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Montevideo compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 1043rd and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Montevideo vs Santo Domingo
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| Montevideo | Santo Domingo | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Barros Blancos | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | Ciudad de la Costa | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Florida | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Minas | |
| 110 km or 69 mi | Maldonado | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Punta del Este | |
| 155 km or 96 mi |  Berisso | |
| 163 km or 101 mi | La Plata | |
| 168 km or 104 mi | Durazno | |
| 187 km or 116 mi | Berazategui | |
| 189 km or 118 mi | Ezpeleta | |
| 192 km or 120 mi | Quilmes | |
| 194 km or 121 mi | Bernal | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | San Francisco Solano | |
| 197 km or 123 mi | Wilde | |
| 199 km or 124 mi | Villa Dominico | |
| 200 km or 124 mi | Monte Chingolo | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Burzaco | |
| 201 km or 125 mi | Rafael Calzada | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Glew | |
| 202 km or 126 mi | Florencio Varela | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Longchamps | |
| 203 km or 126 mi | Temperley | |
| 204 km or 127 mi | Lomas de Zamora | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Buenos Aires | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Remedios de Escalada | |
| 205 km or 127 mi | Lanus | |
| 210 km or 130 mi | Monte Grande | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Ciudad Madero | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Ezeiza | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Ciudad Evita | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Florida Este | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | Lomas del Mirador | |
| 217 km or 135 mi | La Tablada | |
| 218 km or 135 mi | Caseros | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | San Justo | |
| 219 km or 136 mi | San Isidro | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Ramos Mejia | |
| 221 km or 137 mi | Gregorio de Laferrere | |
| 221 km or 138 mi | Isidro Casanova |
Cities near Santo Domingo
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 26 km or 16 mi |  San Cristobal | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Boca Chica | |
| 51 km or 31 mi | Bani | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | San Pedro de Macoris | |
| 70 km or 44 mi | Cotui | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Bonao | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Azua | |
| 96 km or 59 mi | El Seibo | |
| 98 km or 61 mi | La Romana | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | San Francisco de Macoris | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Samana | |
| 101 km or 62 mi | Nagua | |
| 106 km or 66 mi | Jarabacoa | |
| 107 km or 66 mi | La Vega | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Higuey | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Barahona | |
| 138 km or 85 mi | Santiago de los Caballeros | |
| 146 km or 90 mi | San Juan de la Maguana | |
| 152 km or 94 mi | Cabarete | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Sosua | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Punta Cana | |
| 169 km or 105 mi | Puerto Plata | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Mao | |
| 190 km or 118 mi | Sabaneta | |
| 213 km or 132 mi |  Cerca-la-Source | |
| 252 km or 157 mi | Petion-Ville | |
| 254 km or 158 mi | Delmas | |
| 258 km or 160 mi | Port-au-Prince | |
| 264 km or 164 mi | Carrefour | |
| 281 km or 174 mi | Cap-Haitien | |
| 286 km or 177 mi |  Aguada | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Aguadilla | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Mayaguez | |
| 293 km or 182 mi | Cabo Rojo | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Isabela | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Saint-Marc | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | San German | |
| 307 km or 191 mi | San Sebastian | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Quebradillas | |
| 313 km or 194 mi | Gonaives |