Panama City vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Panama City Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1560
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3547
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$943
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1558
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$429
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.4
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$982
$584
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
43
43
😀 Quality of life
71
61
🏙️ Population
410K
1.13M

The cost of living in Panama City is 53% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 3737th and 5424th ($1560 vs $1020) 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 3765th and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Panama City Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.08
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.93
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.03
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.69
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1015
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$759
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1306
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$86.4
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.5
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2662
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1618
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.86
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.92
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.06
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.6
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.32
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.4
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$54
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.3
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15637
$7804

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Balboa
$1400
16 km or 9.9 mi Tocumen
$1377
26 km or 16 mi Pacora
$1371
34 km or 21 mi La Chorrera
$981
59 km or 37 mi Colon
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Penonome
$1150
154 km or 96 mi Chitre
$1150
190 km or 118 mi Santiago de Veraguas
$1122
321 km or 199 mi Turbo
$721
329 km or 204 mi David
$925
398 km or 247 mi Monteria
$663
403 km or 250 mi Limon
$1288
406 km or 252 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
452 km or 281 mi Sincelejo
$547
463 km or 288 mi Cartagena
$1105
483 km or 300 mi Quibdo
$708
494 km or 307 mi Cartago
$1241
513 km or 319 mi San Jose
$1398
518 km or 322 mi Heredia
$1335
521 km or 324 mi Magangue
$667
526 km or 327 mi Bello
$881
529 km or 329 mi Alajuela
$1303
530 km or 329 mi Medellin
$1030
534 km or 332 mi Envigado
$950
558 km or 347 mi Soledad
$883
559 km or 348 mi Barranquilla
$843
595 km or 370 mi Puntarenas
$821
617 km or 383 mi Cartago
$679
617 km or 383 mi Cienaga
$831
623 km or 387 mi Manizales
$678
627 km or 390 mi Santa Teresa
$1236
627 km or 390 mi Pereira
$730
631 km or 392 mi Santa Marta
$929
632 km or 393 mi Buenaventura
$782
636 km or 395 mi Minca
$847
651 km or 404 mi Salento
$655
652 km or 405 mi Armenia
$667
657 km or 408 mi Tulua
$511
658 km or 409 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
675 km or 419 mi Liberia
$953

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$853
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$844
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$708
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544