Reykjavik vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Reykjavik Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3268
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6787
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$2025
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$3029
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$894
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4361
$584
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
43
😀 Quality of life
91
61
🏙️ Population
140K
1.13M

The cost of living in Reykjavik is 220% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 88th and 5424th ($3268 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 191st and 5754th 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
$27.9
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.5
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$20.5
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.33
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2075
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1851
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3279
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2774
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.2
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.4
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$84
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.56%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8015
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6578
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$5.36
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.4
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.3
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.55
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.04
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.43
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.58
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$41.5
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.04
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.5
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.86
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.2
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.63
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.2
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.8
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$46
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$144
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$194
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$352
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30378
$7804

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Distance City Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$3175
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$3148
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2596
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2990
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$2077
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$2021
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1507
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1551
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1575
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1769
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1641
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1711
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1837
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1762
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2058
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1480
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1703
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1619
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1630
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1840
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1527
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1728
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1797
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1522
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1768
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1775
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2310
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1808
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1884
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1484
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1879
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1797
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2768
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1955
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1485
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2217
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1986
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1887
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2902
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2242

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$853
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$844
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$708
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544