Nassau vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nassau	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2744	$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$1662	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$2865	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$111	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2589	$600
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	11	44
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	228K	2.2M

The cost of living in Nassau is 153% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 503rd and 5110th ($2744 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the Bahamas vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nassau compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Nassau ranked 1st best city to live in the Bahamas vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 4997th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nassau vs Santo Domingo

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	Nassau	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.5	$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.6	$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.28	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.5	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.31	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1371	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1402	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2500	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2495	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$83.6	$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4174	$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3296	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.74	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.9	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.6	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.97	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.57	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$27.3	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.28	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$29.8	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.79	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.06	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.53	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$101	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$817	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16513	$6928

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664

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