New Orleans vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New Orleans	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5396	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$2321	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$685	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$82	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3816	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	85	44
😀 Quality of life	87	58
🏙️ Population	384K	1.13M

The cost of living in New Orleans is 140% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1304th and 5898th ($2222 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th and 3rd 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 67th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 264th and 5536th 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	$24	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.5	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.27	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1460	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$987	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2636	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1899	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.1	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.69%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2090	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.9	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.32	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.2	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.09	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.95	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.78	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.2	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.29	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.4	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.9	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1564	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10189	$7607

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Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989

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