Portland vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2579
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6206
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$1561
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$2793
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4648
$489
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
89
44
😀 Quality of life
88
58
🏙️ Population
653K
1.13M

The cost of living in Portland is 145% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 564th and 4974th ($2579 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 507th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Portland ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 175th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Portland Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1290
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3075
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2348
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4914
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3836
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.98
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1698
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19330
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2335
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2477
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2372
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2203
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2315
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2300
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2262
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2652
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1881
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$764
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$671
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$692
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$653
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$536
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$728
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$590
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1447
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$504