Santo Domingo vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$448
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$489
$944
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
44
22
😀 Quality of life
58
57
🏙️ Population
1.13M
1.96M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 11% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4974th and 4480th ($1051 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.5 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 8th in Mexico, while ranked 5711th and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Santo Domingo Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.71
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$3.96
 Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$655
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1409
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.18%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.12
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$413
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6562
$4103

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$717
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$536
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$775
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$745
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
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$541
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$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
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$728
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$590
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$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
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$504

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$2851
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$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
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$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
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$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
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$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
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$2681
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$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
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$2960
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$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
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$2684