Santiago vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santiago	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1133	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2851	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$502	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$950	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$373	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$777	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	44
😀 Quality of life	77	58
🏙️ Population	6.26M	1.13M

The cost of living in Santiago is 22% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4686th and 5898th ($1133 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 764th and 5536th 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	$12.4	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.28	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.5	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.76	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$490	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$956	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$777	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75.2	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.21%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3078	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3323	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.86	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.8	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.41	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.06	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.81	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.34	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.09	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.35	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$46.2	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.8	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.7	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$414	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8040	$7607

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Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731

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