Oakland vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Oakland	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3273	$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7799	$2653
🏠 One person rent	$2094	$479
🏘️ Family rent	$3648	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5290	$644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	97	44
😀 Quality of life	93	63
🏙️ Population	441K	2.2M

The cost of living in Oakland is 198% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 95th and 5021st ($3273 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.6 months in Oakland compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Oakland ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 70th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Santo Domingo

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	Oakland	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$120	$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.35	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2145	$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1854	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3859	$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3291	$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.6	$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7921	$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5888	$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.6	$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.97	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.31	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$179	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.3	$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2824	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20453	$7126

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$894
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$908
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$786
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$844
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$786
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$640
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$820
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$803
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$748
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$618
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$672
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$858
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$814
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$577
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$792
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$814
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$849
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$1026
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1113
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1079
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$812
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$867
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$857
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$535
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$545
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1318
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1208
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1525
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1630
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1497
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1714
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1654
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1611
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$539