Philadelphia vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Philadelphia	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6395	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1516	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$2783	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4131	$574
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	99	44
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	1.6M	1.13M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 180% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 664th and 5898th ($2597 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 610th and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Philadelphia ranked 28th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 138th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1616	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3231	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$247	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.2	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.74%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3404	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2379	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.25	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.63	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.89	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.31	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$102	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2066	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19774	$7607

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521