Santo Domingo vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$1210
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2466
$2855
🏠 One person rent
$456
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1004
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$584
$988
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
22
😀 Quality of life
61
63
🏙️ Population
1.13M
1.96M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 16% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5424th and 4681st ($1020 vs $1210) 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 5th in Mexico, while ranked 5754th and 5591st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Tijuana

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Santo Domingo Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.95
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.19%
12.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$3040
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$2330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$8.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.61
$4.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.97
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$44.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$90.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7804
$4593

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$778
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$539
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$750
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$676
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$502
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$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
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$720
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$525
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$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
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$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
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$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
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$529
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$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
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$1592
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$544

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$2909
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$2972
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$1063
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$3013
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$1055
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3195
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2932
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$3469
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2943
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2988
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2887
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$2996
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$2922
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3066
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3215
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$2931
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$3252
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2930
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3274
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$903
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$2873
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2681
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$2967
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$3049
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$2715
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2776
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2994
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3057
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$3490
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2626
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$3075
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$2671
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$3585
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$3014
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$3037
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$2742
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$3450
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$2539
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$2751
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$2642