Saint Petersburg vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Saint Petersburg	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$974	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2438	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$497	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$991	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$116	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$947	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	81	44
😀 Quality of life	67	58
🏙️ Population	5.6M	1.13M

The cost of living in Saint Petersburg is 5% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5668th and 5898th ($974 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Russia and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Russia vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Saint Petersburg compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd best city to live in Russia vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 3598th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Saint Petersburg vs Santo Domingo

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	Saint Petersburg	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.04	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.44	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$622	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$369	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$775	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.4	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.26	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.73%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3479	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2360	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.9	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.81	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.66	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.78	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.77	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.19	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.06	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.5	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.17	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.06	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.87	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.14	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.89	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$353	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7571	$7607

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Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441

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