Santiago vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1191
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2945
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$532
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$934
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$397
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
44
😀 Quality of life
80
62
🏙️ Population
6.26M
2.2M

The cost of living in Santiago is 10% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4795th and 5110th ($1191 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Chile and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Chile vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Santiago compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 688th and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santiago vs Santo Domingo

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Santiago Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.8
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$50.1
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.82
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$573
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1028
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.4
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.38%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2897
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3070
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.1
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.67
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.55
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.47
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.15
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.2
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.33
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.5
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.6
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.9
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10578
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849

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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