Puebla vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$998
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2647
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$407
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$715
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$381
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$820
$584
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
43
😀 Quality of life
59
61
🏙️ Population
1.43M
1.13M

The cost of living in Puebla is 2% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5601st and 5424th ($998 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 0.8 months in Puebla compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Puebla ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5952nd and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Puebla vs Santo Domingo

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Puebla Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.47
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$316
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.8
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.67%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$895
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$656
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.63
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.93
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.84
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.68
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.1
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.46
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.2
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.76
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.1
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$413
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19753
$7804

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$914
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$977
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$842
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1331
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$819
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$860
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$908
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$851
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$875
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$875
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$868
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$717
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$893
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$784
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$643
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$926
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$912
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$936
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$858
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$724
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$829
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$847
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$934
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1184
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$798
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$867
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$764
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$873
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$872

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$853
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$844
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$708
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544