Puebla vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Puebla Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2843
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$424
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$732
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$418
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$803
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
35
44
😀 Quality of life
62
62
🏙️ Population
1.43M
2.2M

The cost of living in Puebla is 0.7% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5140th and 5110th ($1075 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd 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 5782nd and 5729th 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
$10.9
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.1
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.35
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$4
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.66
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$312
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$919
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$574
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.6
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.97%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1035
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$750
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.62
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.27
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.74
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.05
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.65
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.1
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.1
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20939
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi Atlixco
$987
75 km or 47 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
82 km or 51 mi Cuautla
$1032
82 km or 51 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
86 km or 53 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
90 km or 56 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
103 km or 64 mi Jiutepec
$907
106 km or 66 mi Mexico City
$1428
107 km or 66 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
108 km or 67 mi Cuernavaca
$887
109 km or 68 mi Tehuacan
$926
116 km or 72 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
117 km or 73 mi Naucalpan
$975
119 km or 74 mi Tultepec
$917
120 km or 74 mi Orizaba
$944
120 km or 74 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
122 km or 76 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
124 km or 77 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
124 km or 77 mi Teziutlan
$950
124 km or 77 mi Zumpango
$934
131 km or 81 mi Pachuca
$771
136 km or 85 mi Cordoba
$962
140 km or 87 mi Coatepec
$846
147 km or 91 mi Xalapa
$670
153 km or 95 mi Toluca
$986
156 km or 97 mi Taxco
$981
160 km or 99 mi Iguala
$1004
183 km or 114 mi Poza Rica
$928
206 km or 128 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
215 km or 134 mi Chilpancingo
$766
217 km or 135 mi Veracruz
$906
238 km or 148 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
260 km or 162 mi Alvarado
$923
268 km or 167 mi Oaxaca
$1010
284 km or 177 mi Queretaro
$1241
301 km or 187 mi Acapulco
$854
314 km or 195 mi Santiago Tuxtla
$939
318 km or 197 mi Celaya
$803
320 km or 199 mi Morelia
$926
323 km or 201 mi San Andres Tuxtla
$947

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550