Nassau vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nassau	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2311	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6315	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$1279	$448
🏘️ Family rent	$3187	$955
🍽️ Food expenses	$747	$341
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1902	$489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	11	44
😀 Quality of life	65	58
🏙️ Population	274K	1.13M

The cost of living in Nassau is 120% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1033rd and 4974th ($2311 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.8 months in Nassau compared to 0.5 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 4511th and 5711th 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	$25.1	$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.01	$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.7
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.23	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$964	$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2675	$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2861	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$81.7	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.11%	12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2983	$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1353	$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.8	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.9	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.54	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.37	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.48	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.44	$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.61	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$19.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.62	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.05	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.53	$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$102	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.3	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.3	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$118	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$630	$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13706	$6562

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2202
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2610
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3068
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2705
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2611
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2780
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2783
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2738
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2752
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2593
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2714
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3391
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2647
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3152
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2545
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2559
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2831
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4065
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2593

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$764
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$671
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$692
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$717
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$653
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$536
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$775
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$745
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$541
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$782
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$787
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$728
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$590
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$805
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$712
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$779
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$809
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$958
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1009
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$721
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$714
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$501
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$514
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1300
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1168
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1236
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1137
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1273
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1522
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1447
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$504