New York City vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$2757
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$985
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$527
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	100	44
😀 Quality of life	97	57
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.13M

The cost of living in New York City is 287% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5th and 5318th ($4051 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 0.5 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 13th and 5688th 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	$24.7	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$6229

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

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