Santo Domingo vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Santo Domingo	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1083	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$857	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$600	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	95
😀 Quality of life	62	95
🏙️ Population	2.2M	985K

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 57% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 5110th and 849th ($1083 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Dominican Republic and Sweden, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs Sweden 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 Stockholm. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5729th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Stockholm

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	Santo Domingo	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.11	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.4	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1207	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.7	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1627	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.23	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.77	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6928	$17693

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$899
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$744
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$810
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$714
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$580
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$785
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$768
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$551
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$678
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$820
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$753
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$553
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$734
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$769
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$777
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$930
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1006
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1114
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$791
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$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
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$549
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1313
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1209
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1457
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1590
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1473
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1663
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1628
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1610
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$550

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516