Santo Domingo vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	44	81
😀 Quality of life	58	98
🏙️ Population	1.13M	449K

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 72% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 5898th and 59th ($928 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in the Dominican Republic and Switzerland, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santo Domingo compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5536th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Zurich

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	Santo Domingo	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717