Panama City vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1384
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3435
$2757
🏠 One person rent
$751
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$1474
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$444
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.4
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$914
$527
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
44
😀 Quality of life
66
57
🏙️ Population
881K
1.13M

The cost of living in Panama City is 32% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4139th and 5318th ($1384 vs $1046) 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 3919th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Panama City Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.3
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.2
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.6
$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.94
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.25
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$827
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$577
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1198
$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.7
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.4
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.12%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2406
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1535
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.9
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.67
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.23
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.51
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.03
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.89
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.12
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.1
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.7
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.3
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9531
$6229

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1249
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1231
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1249
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$953
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1182
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1098
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1091
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1056
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$634
329 km or 204 mi David
$833
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$620
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1201
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$506
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$748
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$661
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$961
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1239
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1246
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$582
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$789
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1233
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$873
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$871
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$840
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$789
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$1277
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$619
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$831
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$653
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1310
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$641
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$979
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$718
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$863
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$562
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$541
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$477
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$898

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