Santo Domingo vs Tegucigalpa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Tegucigalpa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$2160
🏠 One person rent	$352	$329
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$555
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	44	36
😀 Quality of life	58	26
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.16M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 7% more expensive than in Tegucigalpa. Cities ranked 5898th and 6216th ($928 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in the Dominican Republic and Honduras, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs Honduras comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santo Domingo compared to 0.6 months in Tegucigalpa. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Tegucigalpa ranked 2nd in Honduras, while ranked 5536th and 8484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Tegucigalpa

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	Santo Domingo	Tegucigalpa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$6.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$1.51
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$304
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	12.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$3648

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tegucigalpa

Distance	City	Cost of living
63 km or 39 mi	Comayagua	$753
116 km or 72 mi	Yoro	$755
125 km or 78 mi	San Miguel	$1088
146 km or 90 mi	Esteli	$598
158 km or 98 mi	Usulutan	$1083
159 km or 99 mi	El Progreso	$903
161 km or 100 mi	Villanueva	$897
164 km or 102 mi	Chinandega	$638
167 km or 104 mi	La Lima	$897
172 km or 107 mi	Jinotega	$455
180 km or 112 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
188 km or 117 mi	Leon	$632
191 km or 119 mi	Choloma	$719
191 km or 119 mi	Matagalpa	$624
193 km or 120 mi	La Ceiba	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
215 km or 133 mi	Soyapango	$1182
216 km or 134 mi	Apopa	$1160
219 km or 136 mi	San Salvador	$1204
220 km or 137 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
230 km or 143 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
239 km or 148 mi	Managua	$738
251 km or 156 mi	Santa Ana	$698
265 km or 165 mi	Masaya	$710
274 km or 170 mi	Sonsonate	$884
276 km or 172 mi	Granada	$701
285 km or 177 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
297 km or 185 mi	Juigalpa	$666
306 km or 190 mi	Jalapa	$936
348 km or 216 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
362 km or 225 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
364 km or 226 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
372 km or 231 mi	Mixco	$653
373 km or 232 mi	Coban	$916
389 km or 242 mi	Belmopan	$973
393 km or 244 mi	Belize City	$883
395 km or 245 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
415 km or 258 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
426 km or 265 mi	Flores	$878
430 km or 267 mi	Liberia	$932