Reykjavik vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Reykjavik	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2938	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5875	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1801	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$2674	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$827	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$90.1	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3761	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	53	44
😀 Quality of life	89	58
🏙️ Population	140K	1.13M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 217% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 200th and 5898th ($2938 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Reykjavik ranked 1st best city to live in Iceland vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 194th and 5536th 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	$21.5	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$137	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$17.9	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1839	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2869	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2456	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.1	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.6	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.4	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.41%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6649	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5599	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.52	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.8	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.23	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$37	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.26	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.23	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.55	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.2	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$82.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$45.6	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$128	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$162	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$279	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2532	$7607

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Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2802
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2817
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2355
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2678
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1828
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1722
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1393
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1390
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1601
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1500
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1604
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1765
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1649
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2011
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1482
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1562
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1551
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1699
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1404
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1608
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2140
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1755
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1382
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1713
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1603
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2297
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1767
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1246
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2031
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1813
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1700
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2628
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2006

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