Philadelphia vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Philadelphia Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2597
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5854
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$1514
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$2239
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$740
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$187
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$600
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
44
😀 Quality of life
92
62
🏙️ Population
1.6M
2.2M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 140% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 742nd and 5110th ($2597 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th and 2nd in the United States and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 87th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Santo Domingo

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Philadelphia Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$23.2
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$89.8
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.15
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1612
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1201
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2399
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.7
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.52%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3762
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1992
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.6
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.2
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.81
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.3
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.99
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.3
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.1
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$49
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2195
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17603
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Camden
$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Pennsauken Township
$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi Cherry Hill
$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi West Deptford Township
$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi Fox Chase
$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi Deptford Township
$2632
19 km or 12 mi Moorestown
$2572
21 km or 13 mi Gloucester Township
$2626
21 km or 13 mi Chester
$2493
22 km or 14 mi Mount Laurel
$2549
25 km or 15 mi Evesham Township
$2609
25 km or 16 mi Willingboro Township
$2600
31 km or 19 mi Medford
$2612
35 km or 22 mi Levittown
$2350
35 km or 22 mi Winslow Township
$2639
36 km or 23 mi Monroe Township
$2639
38 km or 23 mi West Chester
$2793
40 km or 25 mi Wilmington
$2445
46 km or 28 mi Trenton
$2392
46 km or 29 mi Ewing Township
$2541
50 km or 31 mi Hamilton Township
$2520
52 km or 32 mi Pottstown
$2315
54 km or 33 mi Lawrence Township
$2668
56 km or 35 mi Vineland
$2603
58 km or 36 mi Newark
$2207
59 km or 36 mi Bridgeton
$2648
62 km or 38 mi Princeton
$3077
63 km or 39 mi Millville
$2609
64 km or 39 mi East Windsor Township
$2740
65 km or 40 mi Plainsboro Township
$2802
67 km or 42 mi Montgomery Township
$2835
67 km or 42 mi Manchester Township
$2714
71 km or 44 mi Jackson Township
$2753
72 km or 45 mi South Brunswick
$2835
77 km or 48 mi Allentown
$2301
77 km or 48 mi Bethlehem
$2323
77 km or 48 mi Hillsborough Township
$2933
78 km or 48 mi Reading
$2171
78 km or 49 mi Barnegat Township
$2684
79 km or 49 mi Manalapan Township
$2801

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