San Salvador vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Salvador	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1204	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2687	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$656	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1067	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$363	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$418	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	42	44
😀 Quality of life	50	58
🏙️ Population	316K	1.13M

The cost of living in San Salvador is 30% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4469th and 5898th ($1204 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in El Salvador and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check El Salvador vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in San Salvador compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. San Salvador ranked 1st best city to live in El Salvador vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 6219th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Salvador vs Santo Domingo

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	San Salvador	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.72	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.79	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.16	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$736	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1236	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$860	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.7	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2408	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1341	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.1	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.63	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.38	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.03	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.88	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.88	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5642	$7607

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Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701

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