Santo Domingo vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$352	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	44	49
😀 Quality of life	58	59
🏙️ Population	1.13M	1.48M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 9% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 5898th and 5351st ($928 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in the Dominican Republic and Mexico, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santo Domingo compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 5536th and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Zapopan

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	Santo Domingo	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696