San Juan vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Juan	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2034	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4562	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$1205	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2198	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	44
😀 Quality of life	83	58
🏙️ Population	342K	1.13M

The cost of living in San Juan is 119% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 1742nd and 5898th ($2034 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. San Juan ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 422nd and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Juan vs Santo Domingo

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	San Juan	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.7	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.36	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.82	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$811	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2391	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1556	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$285	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2444	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.5	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.34	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.28	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.92	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.93	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.6	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.7	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$472	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10321	$7607

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near San Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177

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