Santiago vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2623
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$486
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$869
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$674
$489
😷 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 2% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4828th and 4974th ($1075 vs $1051) 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 0.6 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 685th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santiago Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.8
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.5
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$368
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.39%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2369
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2543
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.2
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.6
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.76
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.06
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.12
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.09
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.43
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.76
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.1
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$382
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6400
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$763
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$862
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$743
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$699
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$785
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$827
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$828
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$825
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1044
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$854
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$888
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$781
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$730
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$450
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$433
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$451
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$450
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$724
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$429
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$768
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$816
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$680
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$747
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$693
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$761
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$782
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$356
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$753
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$686
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$870
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$810
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$439
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$794
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$757
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$418
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$776
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$771
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$760
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$368
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$440

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$764
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$671
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$692
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$653
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$536
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$728
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$590
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1447
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$504