Ottawa vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2236
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4945
$2757
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$603
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3150
$527
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
89
57
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.13M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 114% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1290th and 5318th ($2236 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st in Canada and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Canada vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Ottawa compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Ottawa ranked 12th best city to live in Canada vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 167th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.6
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.89
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1288
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2131
$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1732
$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.5
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5242
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4784
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.4
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.7
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.35
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.56
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.6
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.6
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1037
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20100
$6229

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1542
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2336
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1677
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$2004
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1828
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1897
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1799
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1751
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1791
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1828
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1912
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1964
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1996
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1871
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1686
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1849
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1861
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1954
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1821
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1927
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1896
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1960
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2057
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1878
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1823
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1845
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1740
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884

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