Santo Domingo vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$352	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$1906
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	44	94
😀 Quality of life	58	83
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.86M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 42% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 5898th and 3022nd ($928 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the Dominican Republic and Poland, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santo Domingo compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 5536th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Warsaw

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	Santo Domingo	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$13608

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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 Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385