Santo Domingo vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1047
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$2573
🏠 One person rent	$352	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$898
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$822
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	22
😀 Quality of life	58	58
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.96M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 11% less expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 5898th and 5176th ($928 vs $1047) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.6 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 5536th and 5576th 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	$8.6	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$36.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$363
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1158
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$737
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$33.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$51.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$3302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2141
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$7.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$3.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$2569

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521

Cities near Tijuana

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
11 km or 6.9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
15 km or 9.5 mi	Las Delicias	$912
18 km or 11 mi	National	$2962
21 km or 13 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
22 km or 14 mi	Coronado	$3065
23 km or 15 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
24 km or 15 mi	San Diego	$3428
27 km or 17 mi	La Mesa	$2916
30 km or 19 mi	El Cajon	$3043
38 km or 24 mi	Santee	$2898
42 km or 26 mi	La Jolla	$2964
48 km or 30 mi	Poway	$2930
62 km or 38 mi	Encinitas	$3124
66 km or 41 mi	Escondido	$3279
69 km or 43 mi	San Marcos	$2917
76 km or 47 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
77 km or 48 mi	Vista	$2834
81 km or 50 mi	Oceanside	$3199
84 km or 52 mi	Ensenada	$880
96 km or 59 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
109 km or 67 mi	Temecula	$2637
115 km or 72 mi	San Clemente	$2945
117 km or 73 mi	Murrieta	$3109
119 km or 74 mi	French Valley	$2732
121 km or 75 mi	Wildomar	$2763
122 km or 76 mi	Dana Point	$2936
123 km or 77 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
128 km or 80 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
128 km or 80 mi	Menifee	$2578
131 km or 82 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
131 km or 82 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
134 km or 83 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
135 km or 84 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
135 km or 84 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
135 km or 84 mi	Hemet	$2764
138 km or 86 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
138 km or 86 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
139 km or 87 mi	El Centro	$2698
140 km or 87 mi	San Jacinto	$2677