Santo Domingo vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$7509
🏠 One person rent
$448
$2032
🏘️ Family rent
$955
$3829
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$700
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$489
$6776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
100
😀 Quality of life
58
95
🏙️ Population
1.13M
690K

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 66% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4974th and 96th ($1051 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd in the Dominican Republic and the United States, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Santo Domingo compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 5711th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Santo Domingo Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.71
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.85
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$8.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$655
$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$302
$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1409
$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$724
$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.8
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.18%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1991
$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1387
$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.8
$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21
$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.09
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.45
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.15
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.43
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.12
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.48
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.14
$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.84
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.6
$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.47
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.7
$117
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.56
$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.2
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$413
$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6562
$28279

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$717
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$653
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$536
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$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
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$700
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$541
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$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
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$728
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$590
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$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
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$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
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$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1447
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$504

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$2844
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$2535
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$2982
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$2685
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$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi College Park
$2369
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$2215
17 km or 11 mi Greenbelt
$2359
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$2325
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$2730
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$2362
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$2258
28 km or 17 mi Reston
$2714
30 km or 19 mi Waldorf
$2428
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$2662
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$2518
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$2592
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$2522
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$3110
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$2591
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$2674
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$2426
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$2863
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$2849
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$2421
51 km or 32 mi Leesburg
$2685
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$2367
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$2197
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$2518
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$2308
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$2241
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$1876
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$2433
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$2416
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$2401
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$2116
102 km or 63 mi Hagerstown
$1906
103 km or 64 mi Winchester
$2255
106 km or 66 mi Waynesboro
$2107
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$1846