Sacramento vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sacramento	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2813	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6464	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1786	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$2984	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4579	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	44
😀 Quality of life	86	58
🏙️ Population	525K	1.13M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 203% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 313th and 5898th ($2813 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 277th and 3rd in the United States and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Sacramento ranked 81st best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 308th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Santo Domingo

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	Sacramento	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.5	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.64	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1822	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3005	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2512	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3946	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.78	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.06	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$134	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29998	$7607

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045

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