Santo Domingo vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1083
$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2612
$7508
🏠 One person rent
$495
$1981
🏘️ Family rent
$857
$3422
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$796
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$600
$6532
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
80
😀 Quality of life
62
95
🏙️ Population
2.2M
737K

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 66% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 5110th and 142nd ($1083 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5729th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Santo Domingo Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.11
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$7.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$669
$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1627
$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.23
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.77
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6928
$28950

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$785
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$768
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$700
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$551
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$678
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$820
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$753
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$553
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$734
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$769
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$777
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$639
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$930
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$1006
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$1114
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$791
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$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
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$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
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$557
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$541
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$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
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$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
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$1473
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$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
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$1610
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$2896
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$3292
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$3041
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$2681
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$2717
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$2855
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$2778
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$2604
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$3559
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$2702
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$2807
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$2737
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$2915
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$2739
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$2798
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$2677
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$2734
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$2475
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$2814
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$2717
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$2587
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$2656
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$2674
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$2325
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$2641
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$2519
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$2720
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$2828
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$2641
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$2582
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$2628
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