Santo Domingo vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Santo Domingo	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2765	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$448	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$955	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$341	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$489	$3734
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	44	93
😀 Quality of life	58	94
🏙️ Population	1.13M	548K

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 44% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4974th and 2098th ($1051 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in the Dominican Republic and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Santo Domingo compared to 2 months in The Hague. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5711th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs The Hague

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	Santo Domingo	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.71	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.1	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.85	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.7	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$655	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$302	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1409	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$724	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.8	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.1	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.6	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.18%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1991	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1387	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.61	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.8	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.77	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.09	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.79	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.12	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.48	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.84	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.47	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.7	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$413	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6562	$8049

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$764
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$671
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$692
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$717
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$653
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$536
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$775
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$745
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$541
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$782
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$787
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$728
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$590
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$805
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$712
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$779
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$809
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$958
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1009
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$721
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$714
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$501
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$514
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1300
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1168
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1236
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1137
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1273
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1522
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1447
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$504

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539