New Orleans vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New Orleans	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2219	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5259	$2466
🏠 One person rent	$1273	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2170	$781
🍽️ Food expenses	$696	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.6	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$584
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	85	43
😀 Quality of life	89	61
🏙️ Population	384K	1.13M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 118% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1427th and 5424th ($2219 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1227th and 2nd in the United States and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in New Orleans compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. New Orleans ranked 79th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 252nd and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New Orleans vs Santo Domingo

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	New Orleans	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1471	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$977	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2598	$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1725	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2405	$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2056	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.22	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.42	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.3	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$140	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.3	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1571	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10150	$7804

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2121
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2001
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1723
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2036
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1755
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1613
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2193
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2134
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2135
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1775
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1844
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2127
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1680
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1842
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1971
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1763
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1776
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1938
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1861
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1837
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2074
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2231
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1933
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2025
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1787
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2010
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2072
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2252
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2009
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2029
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1957
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1586
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1830
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1804
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1592
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1960

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