Raleigh vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2757
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6734
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$1795
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$3490
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$671
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$103
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4345
$489
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
82
44
😀 Quality of life
87
58
🏙️ Population
468K
1.13M

The cost of living in Raleigh is 162% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 304th and 4974th ($2757 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 266th and 1st in the United States and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Raleigh compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Raleigh ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 235th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Raleigh Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.1
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.28
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1793
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1489
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3656
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3034
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.7
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9360
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4247
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.29
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.05
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.85
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.01
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.74
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.52
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.24
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.2
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$159
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1470
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22084
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857

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