Santo Domingo vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	80
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	1.13M	737K

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 69% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5898th and 158th ($928 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 140th in the Dominican Republic and the United States, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santo Domingo compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5536th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Seattle

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	Santo Domingo	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$29407

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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

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093