Montreal vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Montreal Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1928
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$992
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1658
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3005
$600
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
96
62
🏙️ Population
1.8M
2.2M

The cost of living in Montreal is 78% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 2284th and 5110th ($1928 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 2nd in Canada and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Canada vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Montreal compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 11th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Santo Domingo

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Montreal Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.9
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.46
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1085
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$852
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1436
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.4
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.47%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5305
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4101
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$76.6
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.2
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.38
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.44
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.53
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.54
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$117
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5550
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1875
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1862
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1923
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1876
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1893
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2080
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1897
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1910
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1923
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1918
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2047
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1891
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1944
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1914
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1920
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1861
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1907
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1918
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1934
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1930
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1950
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1852
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1948
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1838
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1935
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1857
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1723
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1924
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1800
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1896
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1864
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1642
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1971
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1458
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1142
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1589
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1805

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550