Santiago vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santiago Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1108
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2721
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$495
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$858
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$844
$584
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
91
43
😀 Quality of life
81
61
🏙️ Population
6.26M
1.13M

The cost of living in Santiago is 9% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 4939th and 5424th ($1108 vs $1020) 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 0.8 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 672nd and 5754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santiago Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.7
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.7
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.74
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.52
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.55
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$369
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$896
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.6
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.2
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2583
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3493
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.4
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.3
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.5
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.12
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.55
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.06
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.31
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.7
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$56
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.2
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$425
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9190
$7804

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$853
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$844
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$708
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544