Quito vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Quito	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2179	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$367	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$595	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$329	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.8	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$683	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	64	44
😀 Quality of life	55	58
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.13M

The cost of living in Quito is 5% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6124th and 5898th ($884 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Ecuador and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Ecuador vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Quito compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Quito ranked 1st best city to live in Ecuador vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5845th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Quito vs Santo Domingo

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	Quito	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.31	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.96	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$410	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$719	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$482	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.8	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.11%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1517	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$971	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.3	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.42	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.58	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.26	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.21	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.31	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.08	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.82	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.6	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8036	$7607

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Cities near Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521