Ottawa vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2170
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4837
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$1276
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$1943
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2926
$489
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
50
44
😀 Quality of life
90
58
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.13M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 106% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1355th and 4974th ($2170 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 117th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Ottawa Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.99
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$4.2
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.64
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1239
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1064
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2077
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1607
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.8
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.14%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8889
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6051
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.78
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.3
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.49
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.8
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1090
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21213
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1530
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2220
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1539
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1878
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1797
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1845
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1808
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1813
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1412
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1856
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1846
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1874
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1821
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1746
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1820
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1808
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1821
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1772
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1912
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1962
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1949
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2105
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1882
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1783
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1835
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1659
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$764
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$671
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$692
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$653
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$536
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$728
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$590
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1447
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$504