Reykjavik vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Reykjavik	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2915	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5968	$2757
🏠 One person rent	$1781	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$2749	$985
🍽️ Food expenses	$832	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$88.7	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3918	$527
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	44
😀 Quality of life	89	57
🏙️ Population	140K	1.13M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 179% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 204th and 5318th ($2915 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Iceland and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Iceland vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Reykjavik compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 189th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Reykjavik vs Santo Domingo

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	Reykjavik	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$125	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.5	$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$11.1	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.27	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1809	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1626	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2822	$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2552	$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.1	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.55%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6498	$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5311	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.63	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.2	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.29	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.66	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.9	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37.6	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.99	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$22	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.68	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.32	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.8	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$47.4	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$155	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$254	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6167	$6229

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2602
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2091
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2300
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1913
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1830
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1459
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1491
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1599
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1647
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1625
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1793
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1710
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2013
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1545
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1650
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1573
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1793
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1420
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1744
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1830
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1467
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1805
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1657
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2427
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1930
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1390
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2125
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1969
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1752
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2492
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2161

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$831
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$838
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$709
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$731
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$660
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$542
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$791
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$748
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$685
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$527
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$718
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$809
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$758
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$573
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$769
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$728
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$794
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$790
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$964
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1023
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$766
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$740
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$727
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$524
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1114
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1425
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1523
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$527