Rotterdam vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Rotterdam	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6248	$2466
🏠 One person rent	$1599	$456
🏘️ Family rent	$2836	$781
🍽️ Food expenses	$653	$346
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3894	$584
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	94	43
😀 Quality of life	94	61
🏙️ Population	664K	1.13M

The cost of living in Rotterdam is 156% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 689th and 5424th ($2615 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in the Netherlands and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Rotterdam compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Rotterdam ranked 5th best city to live in the Netherlands vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 67th and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rotterdam vs Santo Domingo

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	Rotterdam	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.9	$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.59	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.74	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1583	$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1310	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2846	$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2421	$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.3	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6107	$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4426	$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.32	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.3	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.38	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.2	$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.96	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.15	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.04	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.17	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.83	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41	$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2107	$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13809	$7804

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Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671

Cities near Santo Domingo

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