Santo Domingo vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Santo Domingo	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1083	$2701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2612	$6534
🏠 One person rent	$495	$1660
🏘️ Family rent	$857	$2910
🍽️ Food expenses	$350	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$228
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$600	$4686
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	44	92
😀 Quality of life	62	96
🏙️ Population	2.2M	548K

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 60% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 5110th and 570th ($1083 vs $2701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th 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 0.6 months in Santo Domingo compared to 1.7 months in The Hague. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 5729th and 7th 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	$9.11	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.4	$95.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.23	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.36	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$3.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$669	$1617
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$331	$1422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1207	$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$608	$2545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.9	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.7	$50.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1627	$6522
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1066	$4901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.3	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.6	$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$2.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.2	$5.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$4.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.23	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.78	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.77	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.63	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.2	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$249	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6928	$13755

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$899
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$744
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$810
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$714
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$580
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$785
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$768
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$700
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$551
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$678
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$820
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$753
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$553
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$734
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$769
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$777
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$930
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$1006
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1114
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$791
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$797
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$785
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$549
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1313
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1209
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1457
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1590
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1473
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1663
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1628
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1610
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$550

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2389
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2348
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2822
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2669
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2636
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2457
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2223
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2206
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2440
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2471
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2338
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2340
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2721
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2132
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1848
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1512
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2360
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1730
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1857
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1849
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2409
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1734