Montevideo vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Montevideo Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1331
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3221
$2757
🏠 One person rent
$554
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$897
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$464
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1147
$527
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
48
44
😀 Quality of life
76
57
🏙️ Population
1.32M
1.13M

The cost of living in Montevideo is 27% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4267th and 5318th ($1331 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.9 months in Montevideo compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Montevideo ranked 1st best city to live in Uruguay vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 940th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Montevideo vs Santo Domingo infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Montevideo vs Santo Domingo

Prices for goods and services in Montevideo and Santo Domingo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Montevideo Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.2
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.1
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.59
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.33
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.95
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$561
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$932
$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$670
$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.9
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.44%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2796
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2616
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.6
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.74
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.66
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.06
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.3
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.5
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.7
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.3
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7936
$6229

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Montevideo

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Barros Blancos
$1169
21 km or 13 mi Ciudad de la Costa
$1171
85 km or 53 mi Florida
$1096
102 km or 63 mi Minas
$1188
110 km or 69 mi Maldonado
$968
113 km or 70 mi Punta del Este
$1505
155 km or 96 mi Berisso
$622
163 km or 101 mi La Plata
$616
168 km or 104 mi Durazno
$1080
187 km or 116 mi Berazategui
$683
189 km or 118 mi Ezpeleta
$627
192 km or 120 mi Quilmes
$481
194 km or 121 mi Bernal
$540
197 km or 122 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
197 km or 123 mi Wilde
$620
199 km or 124 mi Villa Dominico
$672
200 km or 124 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
201 km or 125 mi Burzaco
$740
201 km or 125 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
202 km or 126 mi Glew
$721
202 km or 126 mi Florencio Varela
$748
203 km or 126 mi Longchamps
$728
203 km or 126 mi Temperley
$766
204 km or 127 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
205 km or 127 mi Buenos Aires
$909
205 km or 127 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
205 km or 127 mi Lanus
$808
210 km or 130 mi Monte Grande
$752
214 km or 133 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
214 km or 133 mi Ezeiza
$749
216 km or 134 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
217 km or 135 mi Florida Este
$777
217 km or 135 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
217 km or 135 mi La Tablada
$779
218 km or 135 mi Caseros
$770
219 km or 136 mi San Justo
$790
219 km or 136 mi San Isidro
$812
221 km or 137 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
221 km or 137 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
221 km or 138 mi Isidro Casanova
$771

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