Rome vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rome Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1718
$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4113
$2508
🏠 One person rent
$929
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1682
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$472
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1842
$574
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
86
58
🏙️ Population
2.75M
1.13M

The cost of living in Rome is 85% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 2624th and 5898th ($1718 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 337th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Rome Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.5
$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.3
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.67
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.38
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1049
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$701
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2124
$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.4
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.16%
12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7056
$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3427
$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.57
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.6
$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.87
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.06
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.29
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.1
$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$502
$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9864
$7607

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$964
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1504
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1324
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1270
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1289
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1250
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1543
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1224
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1004
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1046
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1058
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1208
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1340
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1241
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1171
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1100
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1128
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1294
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1312
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1101
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1074
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1239
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1133
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1231
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1181
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1267
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1218
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1518
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$955
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1204
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1396
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1270
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1165
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1301
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1061
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1229
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1521
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1201

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