Puebla vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1066
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2624
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$495
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$956
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$370
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$746
$489
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
44
😀 Quality of life
57
58
🏙️ Population
1.43M
1.13M

The cost of living in Puebla is 1% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4882nd and 4974th ($1066 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st 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 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Puebla ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5737th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Puebla Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.84
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.06
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.54
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$627
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1132
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$772
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.8
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.32%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$818
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$446
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.86
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.7
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.49
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.69
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.8
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$257
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3893
$6562

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Cities near Puebla

Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$915
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$927
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$804
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1288
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$767
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$596
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$905
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$861
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$833
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$810
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$875
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$826
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$853
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$779
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$662
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$781
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$853
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$851
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$768
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$702
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$845
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$816
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$972
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$996
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$846
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$797
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$682
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$765
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$795

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