Panama City vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1583
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3567
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$976
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1633
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$936
$600
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
42
44
😀 Quality of life
69
62
🏙️ Population
410K
2.2M

The cost of living in Panama City is 46% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 3744th and 5110th ($1583 vs $1083) 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 4400th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Panama City vs Santo Domingo

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Panama City Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.39
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.71
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1062
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1911
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1347
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$82.5
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.4
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.26%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3048
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1725
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.23
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.57
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.64
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.04
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.96
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.3
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13402
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1425
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1403
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1395
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$977
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1179
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1153
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1154
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$764
329 km or 204 mi David
$922
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$703
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1332
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$764
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$572
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1155
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$757
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1290
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1454
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1378
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$707
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$915
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1323
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1071
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$992
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$950
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$909
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$825
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$738
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$874
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$717
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1273
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$789
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$971
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$825
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$887
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$709
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$719
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$537
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$957

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550