Puebla vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$396
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$413
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$715
$644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
44
😀 Quality of life
62
63
🏙️ Population
1.43M
2.2M

The cost of living in Puebla is 4% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5190th and 5021st ($1051 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 2nd in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Mexico vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Puebla compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Puebla ranked 9th best city to live in Mexico vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5640th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Puebla Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.6
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$598
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$893
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.98%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1198
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$858
$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.58
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.48
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.02
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.82
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.39
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.5
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.18
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.56
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.43
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.4
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.9
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$442
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20789
$7126

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$971
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$1034
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$897
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1475
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$874
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$924
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$977
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$914
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$952
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$960
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$932
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$763
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$974
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$852
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$673
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$994
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$973
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$980
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$916
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$755
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$972
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$917
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$1008
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1255
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$852
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$933
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$817
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$935
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$942

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$894
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$908
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$786
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$844
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$786
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$640
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$820
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$803
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$748
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$618
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$672
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$858
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$814
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$577
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$792
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$814
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$849
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$1026
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1113
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1079
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$812
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$867
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$857
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$539
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$535
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$545
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1318
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1208
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1525
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1630
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1497
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1714
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1654
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1611
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$539