Santo Domingo vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$352	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$3603
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	44	46
😀 Quality of life	58	80
🏙️ Population	1.13M	398K

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 49% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 5898th and 2367th ($928 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1932nd 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 0.6 months in Santo Domingo compared to 2 months in Wichita. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 5536th and 552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Wichita

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	Santo Domingo	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312