Curitiba vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$331	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$574
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	60	44
😀 Quality of life	55	58
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.13M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 19% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6656th and 5898th ($755 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 Curitiba compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5882nd and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Santo Domingo

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	Curitiba	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$7607

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571

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