Nassau vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nassau	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2754	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6827	$2757
🏠 One person rent	$1693	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$3607	$985
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1913	$527
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	11	44
😀 Quality of life	62	57
🏙️ Population	274K	1.13M

The cost of living in Nassau is 163% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 375th and 5318th ($2754 vs $1046) 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 0.7 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 4912th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nassau	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$31.7	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.29	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.56	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.17	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1673	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1320	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3761	$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3044	$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$332	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$88.1	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.1%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3024	$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1337	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.5	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.67	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.53	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.38	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.37	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.61	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.9	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.64	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.07	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.54	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$94.9	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.7	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$694	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15222	$6229

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Cities near Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2195
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2647
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3103
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2671
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2724
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2562
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2860
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2717
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2612
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2573
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2691
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$2769
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2623
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3058
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2359
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2424
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2816
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3991
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2538

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$831
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$838
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$709
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$731
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$660
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$542
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$791
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$748
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$685
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$527
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$718
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$809
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$758
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$573
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$769
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$728
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$794
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$790
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$964
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1023
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$766
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$740
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$727
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$524
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1114
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1425
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1523
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$527