Belem vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Belem	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1572	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$405	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$562	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$421	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	40	44
😀 Quality of life	41	58
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.13M

The cost of living in Belem is 19% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6655th and 5898th ($755 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 3rd in Brazil and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Belem compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Belem ranked 67th best city to live in Brazil vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 6876th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Belem vs Santo Domingo

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	Belem	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.66	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.92	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.4	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$303	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$575	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$435	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.8	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.6	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.21%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1728	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1162	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.37	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.75	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.04	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.68	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.95	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.56	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.68	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.95	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$51.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.1	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3002	$7607

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Cities near Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$638
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$621
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$615
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$615
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$614
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$590
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$624
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$603
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$610
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$565
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$642
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$621
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$621
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$639
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$665
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$603
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$602
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$600
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$593
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$572
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$591
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$590
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$546
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$639
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$569
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$537
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$557
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$589
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$570
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$697
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1643
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$543
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$564
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1645
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$695

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