Rome vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2020
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4683
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$1128
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$1938
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2219
$584
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
89
61
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.13M

The cost of living in Rome is 98% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1942nd and 5424th ($2020 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Italy and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Italy vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Rome compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Rome ranked 1st best city to live in Italy vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 292nd and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rome Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.92
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.48
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1313
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2374
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1513
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.1
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8120
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.76
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.6
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.77
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.33
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.1
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$558
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10916
$7804

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323

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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