Santo Domingo vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$6649
🏠 One person rent
$448
$1620
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$3006
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$489
$3743
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
44
99
😀 Quality of life
58
98
🏙️ Population
1.13M
4.84M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 62% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4974th and 318th ($1051 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Dominican Republic and Australia, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Santo Domingo compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5711th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Santo Domingo Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.71
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$6.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$655
$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1409
$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.18%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21
$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.12
$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$413
$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6562
$17934

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$745
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$782
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$728
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$590
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$805
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$712
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$779
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$589
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$809
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$958
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$1009
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$721
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$724
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$714
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$491
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$506
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$501
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$525
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$514
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$497
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$1300
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$1168
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$1236
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$1137
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$1273
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$494
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$1522
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$1538
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$1447
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$1998
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$1461
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$1610
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$1723
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$1463
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$2604
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$2152
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$1719
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$1716
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$1552
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$1693
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$1785
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$1701
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$1702
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$2356
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