Santo Domingo vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Santo Domingo	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1046	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2757	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$446	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$985	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$355	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$527	$3590
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	86
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	1.13M	2.79M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 59% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 5318th and 656th ($1046 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Dominican Republic and Canada, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Santo Domingo compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5688th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Toronto

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	Santo Domingo	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.91	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$601	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$305	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1316	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$767	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.9	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.6	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$35.8	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.12%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1857	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1352	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.25	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.39	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.92	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.7	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.27	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.36	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.77	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.1	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.68	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.9	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.5	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6229	$18156

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$831
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$838
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$709
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$731
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$660
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$542
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$791
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$748
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$685
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$527
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$718
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$809
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$758
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$573
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$769
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$728
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$794
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$790
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$964
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1023
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$766
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$740
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$727
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$524
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$536
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1230
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1237
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1114
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1425
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1523
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1527
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1458
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$527

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085