Panama City vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3556
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$946
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$1545
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$973
$644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
44
😀 Quality of life
71
63
🏙️ Population
1.54M
2.2M

The cost of living in Panama City is 45% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 3634th and 5021st ($1590 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Panama City compared to 0.6 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 3213th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Panama City Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.69
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.4
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.03
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.3
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.82
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1068
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$747
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1913
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1223
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.4
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.6
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3111
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1732
$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.5
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.11
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.11
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.37
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.95
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.95
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.9
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.52
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.4
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.7
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$505
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11486
$7126

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1396
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1373
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1361
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$982
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1185
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1147
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1144
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1112
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$797
329 km or 204 mi David
$909
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$733
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1228
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$586
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1186
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$802
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1361
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1574
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1471
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$727
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$1012
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1362
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1162
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$1041
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$967
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$931
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$872
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$769
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$882
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$737
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1325
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$862
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$973
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$856
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$891
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$749
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$749
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$563
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$1024

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