Panama City vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1316
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3171
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$709
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$1291
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$78
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$901
$489
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
44
😀 Quality of life
67
58
🏙️ Population
881K
1.13M

The cost of living in Panama City is 25% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4138th and 4974th ($1316 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Panama and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Panama vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Panama City compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Panama City ranked 1st best city to live in Panama vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 3926th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Panama City Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.8
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.35
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.75
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$836
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1703
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$980
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.2
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.6
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.97%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2399
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1457
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.11
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.63
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.87
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.98
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.88
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.43
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.43
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.7
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.85
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.6
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.9
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$408
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9581
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1189
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1171
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1182
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$917
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1157
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$940
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$980
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$961
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$624
329 km or 204 mi David
$789
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$633
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1147
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$536
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$877
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$649
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1009
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1169
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1040
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$582
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$778
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1163
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$867
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$812
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$851
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$780
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$1024
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$639
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$661
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$727
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1114
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$639
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$705
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$552
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$655
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$567
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$551
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$493
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1220

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