Santo Domingo vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	44	68
😀 Quality of life	58	89
🏙️ Population	1.13M	385K

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 64% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 5898th and 718th ($928 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 664th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5536th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Tampa

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	Santo Domingo	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265