Santo Domingo vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1020
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2466
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$456
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$584
$3278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
43
78
😀 Quality of life
61
93
🏙️ Population
1.13M
662K

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 58% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5424th and 931st ($1020 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 0.6 months in Santo Domingo compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5754th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Santo Domingo Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.95
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.9
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.15
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$593
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$311
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.6
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.4
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.7
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.19%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1413
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$922
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.34
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.25
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.81
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.61
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.97
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.18
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.7
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.9
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.6
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7804
$19787

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$721
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$529
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$541
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$1436
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