Santo Domingo vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1083
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2612
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$495
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$857
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$600
$1025
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
22
😀 Quality of life
62
62
🏙️ Population
2.2M
1.96M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 16% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5110th and 4578th ($1083 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in the Dominican Republic and Mexico, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santo Domingo compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 5729th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santo Domingo Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.11
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$669
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1627
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.23
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.77
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6928
$4857

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$810
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$714
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$580
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$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

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$2933
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$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1141
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$3053
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3220
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3507
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2963
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2948
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3033
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2995
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3243
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3261
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2995
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3245
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2976
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3251
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$968
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$2927
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2676
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2963
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3070
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2758
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2815
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3030
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
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$3513
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2621
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
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$2980
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$3027
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2767
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2554
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2752
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$2667