Santiago vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santiago	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1200	$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2937	$2757
🏠 One person rent	$540	$446
🏘️ Family rent	$964	$985
🍽️ Food expenses	$388	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$801	$527
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	44
😀 Quality of life	78	57
🏙️ Population	6.26M	1.13M

The cost of living in Santiago is 15% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4604th and 5318th ($1200 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Santiago ranked 1st best city to live in Chile vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 705th and 5688th 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	$12.2	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.5	$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.67	$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$515	$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$989	$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$774	$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.4	$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.25%	13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2689	$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2861	$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.46	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.38	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.53	$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.39	$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.41	$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.77	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.8	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.6	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.2	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$417	$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7298	$6229

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$831
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$838
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$709
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$731
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$660
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$542
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$791
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$748
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$685
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$527
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$718
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$809
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$758
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$573
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$769
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$728
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$794
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$790
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$964
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1023
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$766
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$740
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$727
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$524
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1114
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1425
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1523
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$527