Nassau vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nassau	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2741	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6516	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1655	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$3255	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$799	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$115	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2174	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	10	44
😀 Quality of life	62	58
🏙️ Population	274K	1.13M

The cost of living in Nassau is 195% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 417th and 5898th ($2741 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 4877th and 5536th 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	$32.1	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.32	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1639	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1322	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3143	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2824	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$85.2	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.11%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4154	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3050	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.38	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.4	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.74	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.63	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.56	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.71	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.82	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.9	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.4	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.66	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.01	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.56	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.6	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$117	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$644	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14985	$7607

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2192
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2731
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3075
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2660
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3016
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2381
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2882
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2732
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2553
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2664
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2710
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3240
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2681
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3092
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2667
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2679
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2761
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4044
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2682

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521