Sacramento vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$2612
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$600
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	44
😀 Quality of life	87	62
🏙️ Population	525K	2.2M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 163% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 346th and 5110th ($2846 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th and 2nd 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 116th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 376th and 5729th 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	$20.1	$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$2.4
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$6928

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$899
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$744
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$810
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$714
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$580
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$785
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$768
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$551
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$678
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$820
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$753
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$553
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$734
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$769
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$777
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$930
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1006
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1114
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$791
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$797
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$785
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$549
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1313
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1209
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1457
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1590
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1473
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1663
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1628
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1610
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$550