Santo Domingo vs Tripoli - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Tripoli
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1083
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2612
$1102
🏠 One person rent
$495
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$857
$311
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$59
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$600
$261
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
44
23
😀 Quality of life
62
35
🏙️ Population
2.2M
1.29M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 137% more expensive than in Tripoli. Cities ranked 5110th and 8862nd ($1083 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the Dominican Republic and Libya, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs Libya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santo Domingo compared to 0.6 months in Tripoli. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Tripoli ranked 1st in Libya, while ranked 5729th and 8518th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santo Domingo Tripoli
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.11
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$0.6
 Cappuccino
$2.36
$0.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$669
$236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$434
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$20.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$31.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
20.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1627
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$7.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$5.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$3.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$9.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.23
$1.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$1.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$25.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.77
$3.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$1.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$21.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$61
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6928
$1048

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$899
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$899
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$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$316
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$364
80 km or 50 mi Gharyan
$372
103 km or 64 mi Zuwarah
$367
104 km or 64 mi Al-Khums
$389
110 km or 68 mi Yafran
$382
187 km or 116 mi Misrata
$394
305 km or 190 mi Sfax
$495
308 km or 191 mi Gabes
$408
355 km or 221 mi Mosta
$1739
355 km or 221 mi Marsaskala
$1512
356 km or 221 mi Zabbar
$1715
356 km or 221 mi Birkirkara
$1783
357 km or 222 mi Naxxar
$1688
357 km or 222 mi Valletta
$1810
358 km or 222 mi San Gwann
$1749
358 km or 222 mi Gzira
$1857
359 km or 223 mi Sliema
$2130
359 km or 223 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1568
404 km or 251 mi Sousse
$586
422 km or 262 mi Kairouan
$456
442 km or 275 mi Gafsa
$424
456 km or 284 mi Nabeul
$513
472 km or 293 mi Ragusa
$1342
476 km or 296 mi Gela
$1101
488 km or 303 mi Niscemi
$1224
495 km or 307 mi Agrigento
$1101
504 km or 313 mi Syracuse
$1279
516 km or 320 mi Tunis
$620
516 km or 321 mi La Marsa
$606
521 km or 323 mi Aryanah
$537
543 km or 337 mi Catania
$1318
545 km or 338 mi Tebessa
$511
552 km or 343 mi Marsala
$1185
575 km or 357 mi Bizerte
$388
575 km or 357 mi Trapani
$1077
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$1308
591 km or 367 mi El Oued
$360
611 km or 380 mi Souk Ahras
$410
624 km or 388 mi Reggio Calabria
$1198