Santo Domingo vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santo Domingo	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$2094
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2757	$5008
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$985	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$527	$3950
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	44	93
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	1.13M	548K

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 50% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5318th and 1613th ($1046 vs $2094) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.9 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 5688th and 35th 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	$10.1	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.91	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$1339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1020
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1316	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.12%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1352	$3777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$4.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$25.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$2.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$89.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$2052
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6229	$9165

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$831
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$838
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$709
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$731
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$660
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$542
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$791
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$748
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$685
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$527
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$718
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$809
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$758
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$573
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$769
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$728
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$794
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$790
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$964
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1023
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$766
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$740
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$727
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$524
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1114
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1425
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1523
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$527

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1991
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2373
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2184
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2180
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2375
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2064
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1750
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2076
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2046
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1865
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1968
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1782
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1412
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1831
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1762
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1709
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1921
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1611