Cost of living comparison

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

compared to

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 16.9% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 13.2% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 91.0% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 10.1% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 31.9% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 51.5% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.4% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 45.9% less in Kingston

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Kingston are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Kingston. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Kingston.

Kingston vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 13.2% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 DOP606.70	$7.52 JMD1,199.32	-26.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.60 DOP391.42	$8.62 JMD1,374.22	+30.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 DOP62.27	$1.41 JMD225.26	+34.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 DOP45.37	$0.88 JMD139.92	+14.6%
Average			+13.2%

Santo Domingo vs. Kingston - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 91.0% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 DOP112.84	$3.54 JMD564.91	+86.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 DOP190.77	$6.58 JMD1,048.77	+104.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 DOP291.11	$15.26 JMD2,433.54	+210.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 DOP140.39	$4.27 JMD681.28	+80.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.89 DOP171.26	$2.97 JMD473.43	+2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 DOP81.40	$2.70 JMD430.92	+96.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP20.99	$1.39 JMD221.05	+291.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 DOP80.11	$1.82 JMD290.81	+34.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 DOP47.02	$1.59 JMD254.11	+100.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 DOP58.33	$1.04 JMD166.22	+5.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP64.59	$0.95 JMD151.29	-13.0%
Average			+91.0%

Santo Domingo vs. Kingston - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 10.1% more for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80 DOP284.57	$4.83 JMD771.03	+0.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.54 DOP4,892.77	$37.59 JMD5,996.58	-54.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,062.96 DOP1,663,541.67	$42,920.30 JMD6,846,094.12	+52.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.61 DOP1,103.21	$26.32 JMD4,197.61	+41.4%
Average			+10.1%

Santo Domingo vs. Kingston - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 31.9% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.28 DOP2,506.19	$52.89 JMD8,436.00	+25.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$732.50 DOP43,421.69	$874.50 JMD139,489.14	+19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.15 DOP24,372.54	$425.21 JMD67,823.40	+3.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.16 DOP3,922.11	$118.83 JMD18,953.89	+79.6%
Average			+31.9%

Santo Domingo vs. Kingston - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 51.5% less for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.79 DOP21,446.64	$227.66 JMD36,312.62	-37.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.69 DOP366,147.29	$2,105.29 JMD335,808.41	-65.9%
Average			-51.5%

Santo Domingo vs. Kingston - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 69.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 DOP146.78	$3.13 JMD499.71	+26.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 DOP152.90	$4.28 JMD683.16	+66.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 DOP269.10	$8.77 JMD1,399.20	+93.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.94 DOP2,663.84	$69.97 JMD11,160.30	+55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 DOP379.19	$13.16 JMD2,098.80	+105.7%
Average			+69.4%

Santo Domingo vs. Kingston - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 45.9% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.44 DOP3,938.68	$26.32 JMD4,197.61	-60.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.74 DOP3,363.78	$25.59 JMD4,081.01	-54.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.17 DOP6,115.96	$71.01 JMD11,326.87	-31.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.66 DOP6,500.39	$68.92 JMD10,993.73	-37.1%
Average			-45.9%

Santo Domingo vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

More cost comparisons

Santo Domingo vs.

Cairo

Santo Domingo vs.

Warsaw

Santo Domingo vs.

Singapore

Santo Domingo vs.

Moscow

Santo Domingo vs.

Rome

Santo Domingo vs.

Wellington

Santo Domingo vs.

Bangkok

Santo Domingo vs.

Ottawa

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Dominican Republic vs. Jamaica. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Dominican Republic and Jamaica.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Santo Domingo

Add prices for Kingston

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kingston or Santo Domingo. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.