New York City vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$600
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.2M

The cost of living in New York City is 288% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4th and 5110th ($4207 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 18th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Santo Domingo

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	New York City	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$6928

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$899
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$744
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$810
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$714
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$580
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$785
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$768
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$551
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$678
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$820
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$753
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$553
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$734
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$769
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$777
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$930
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1006
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1114
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$791
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$797
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$785
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$549
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1313
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1209
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1457
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1590
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1473
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1663
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1628
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1610
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$550