Nassau vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nassau	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2672	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5996	$2466
🏠 One person rent	$1605	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2767	$781
🍽️ Food expenses	$772	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2234	$584
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	10	43
😀 Quality of life	67	61
🏙️ Population	274K	1.13M

The cost of living in Nassau is 162% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 607th and 5424th ($2672 vs $1020) 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 0.8 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 4772nd and 5754th 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	$25.8	$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.7	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.35	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1621	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1270	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2890	$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2281	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$281	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.07%	14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4213	$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.51	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.3	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.44	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.07	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.6	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.77	$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$25.9	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.2	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.36	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$26.2	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.55	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.09	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.56	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$117	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.2	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$714	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14961	$7804

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2613
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2794
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3178
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2726
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3076
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2471
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3101
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2788
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2622
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2716
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2795
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3362
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2741
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2905
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2848
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2836
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3154
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3343
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2661

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$853
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$844
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$708
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$778
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$539
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$749
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$750
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$676
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$502
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$686
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$781
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$720
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$525
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$730
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$713
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$822
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$857
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$948
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1150
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$724
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$736
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$721
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$541
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$552
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1320
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1574
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1472
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1650
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$544