Santo Domingo vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Santo Domingo	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$448	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$955	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$489	$6506
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	80
😀 Quality of life	58	90
🏙️ Population	1.13M	737K

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 65% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4974th and 145th ($1051 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 0.5 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 19th in the United States, while ranked 5711th and 125th 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	$8.71	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$655	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1409	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.6	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.18%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1991	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1387	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.12	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$413	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6562	$29730

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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

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210