Cost of Living Comparison Between Santo Domingo and Lisbon Cost of Living Comparison Between Santo Domingo and Lisbon

🙂 Solo nomad: Santo Domingo is 14.9% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 52.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Santo Domingo is 16.9% cheaper than Lisbon without rent, and 40.5% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Santo Domingo
Lisbon
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.44 DOP 497
$16.09 €13.89
-47.55%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$51.2 DOP 3,016
$64.1 €55.3
-20.02%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.6 DOP 447
$10.28 €8.88
-26.07%
Cappuccino
$2.63 DOP 155
$2.78 €2.4
-5.40%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1 DOP 58.7
$2.23 €1.92
-55.16%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.77 DOP 45.49
$1.57 €1.35
-50.96%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.49 DOP 147
$3.41 €2.95
-26.98%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.96 DOP 292
$3.82 €3.3
29.84%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Santo Domingo
Lisbon
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.38 DOP 81.3
$1.14 €0.98
21.05%
White Bread (500g)
$1.74 DOP 102
$1.73 €1.49
0.58%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.49 DOP 87.9
$1.67 €1.44
-10.78%
Eggs
$2.21 DOP 130
$3.13 €2.7
-29.39%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.32 DOP 431
$13.31 €11.5
-45.00%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.41 DOP 377
$7.99 €6.9
-19.77%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.99 DOP 647
$15.97 €13.79
-31.18%
Apples (1kg)
$3.34 DOP 197
$2.28 €1.97
46.49%
Banana (1kg)
$0.9 DOP 53.2
$1.7 €1.47
-47.06%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.93 DOP 172
$2.04 €1.76
43.63%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.92 DOP 113
$2.55 €2.2
-24.71%
Potato (1kg)
$2.46 DOP 145
$1.76 €1.52
39.77%
Onion (1kg)
$2.29 DOP 135
$2.05 €1.77
11.71%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.09 DOP 64.1
$1.98 €1.71
-44.95%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.94 DOP 55.6
$0.81 €0.7
16.05%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.86 DOP 345
$6.59 €5.69
-11.08%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.3 DOP 724
$5.87 €5.07
109.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.77 DOP 163
$1.33 €1.15
108.27%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.21 DOP 189
$2.92 €2.52
9.93%
🚌 Getting Around
Santo Domingo
Lisbon
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.6 DOP 35.59
$2.27 €1.96
-73.57%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$68.4 DOP 4,024
$46.15 €39.85
48.13%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.31 DOP 195
$4.23 €3.66
-21.75%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.14 DOP 126
$0.86 €0.75
148.84%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6 DOP 354
$18.68 €16.13
-67.88%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.31 DOP 77.1
$2.09 €1.81
-37.32%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.9K DOP 1.6M
$34.5K €29.8K
-22.05%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32K DOP 1.9M
$39.6K €34.2K
-19.36%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Santo Domingo
Lisbon
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$77 DOP 4,534
$148 €128
-48.09%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$25 DOP 1,472
$20.98 €18.11
19.16%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.56 DOP 2,093
$39.65 €34.24
-10.32%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Santo Domingo
Lisbon
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$36.33 DOP 2,139
$47.92 €41.37
-24.19%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$14.4 DOP 848
$18.57 €16.03
-22.46%
Cinema Ticket
$6.83 DOP 402
$9.38 €8.1
-27.19%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Santo Domingo
Lisbon
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$265 DOP 15.6K
$607 €524
-56.29%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,208 DOP 483.2K
$16.1K €13.9K
-49.05%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Santo Domingo
Lisbon
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$61.1 DOP 3,597
$104 €90.1
-41.47%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$50.9 DOP 2,996
$41.09 €35.48
23.83%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$97.5 DOP 5,742
$92.7 €80
5.27%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$116 DOP 6,853
$119 €102
-1.90%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Santo Domingo
Lisbon
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$560 DOP 32.9K
$1,592 €1,375
-64.85%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$289 DOP 17K
$1,262 €1,090
-77.14%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,197 DOP 70.5K
$3,046 €2,630
-60.69%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$685 DOP 40.3K
$2,069 €1,787
-66.91%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,404 DOP 82.6K
$7,280 €6,286
-80.72%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$908 DOP 53.4K
$4,549 €3,928
-80.05%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Santo Domingo
Lisbon
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$580 DOP 34.1K
$1,462 €1,263
-60.34%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.9
3.81
238.58%

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Last update for Santo Domingo: October 28, 2025

Last update for Lisbon: October 28, 2025

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