Reykjavik vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2723
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5671
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$1643
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$2600
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$800
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.1
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3682
$489
😷 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 159% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 344th and 4974th ($2723 vs $1051) 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 1.4 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 152nd and 5711th 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
$21.6
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$125
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$16.9
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.9
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$5.05
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1659
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1492
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2694
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2395
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.5
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$64.8
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.07%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6252
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4951
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.6
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.71
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.03
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$31
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.84
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.8
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.21
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.67
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.24
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.2
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$105
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$142
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$239
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6072
$6562

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$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991

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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