Santo Domingo vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$2767
🏠 One person rent	$352	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	58
😀 Quality of life	58	81
🏙️ Population	1.13M	687K

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 26% less expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 5898th and 4325th ($928 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 67th in the Dominican Republic and Spain, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santo Domingo compared to 1.5 months in Seville. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Seville ranked 8th in Spain, while ranked 5536th and 492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Seville

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	Santo Domingo	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$3611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$6.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$72.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$6034

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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 Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1197
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1165
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1124
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1201
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1081
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1358
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1359
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$893
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1100
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1395
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1178
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2040
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$889
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1353
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1373
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1196
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1430
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1291
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1126
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1141
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1263
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$679
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1204
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$905
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1415
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1014
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$930
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1950