Portland vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Portland	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2629	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6215	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1568	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$2656	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$680	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$171	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4810	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	88	44
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	653K	1.13M

The cost of living in Portland is 183% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 603rd and 5898th ($2629 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Portland ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 157th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Santo Domingo

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	Portland	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.4	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.54	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1608	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2917	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2257	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3766	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3350	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.79	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.85	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.23	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.1	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.99	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.04	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$187	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1788	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16585	$7607

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Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741

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