Fortaleza vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fortaleza	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$745	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$328	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$448	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$236	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$104	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$247	$574
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	42	44
😀 Quality of life	56	58
🏙️ Population	2.43M	1.13M

The cost of living in Fortaleza is 20% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6696th and 5898th ($745 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.3 months in Fortaleza compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Fortaleza ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5747th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fortaleza vs Santo Domingo

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	Fortaleza	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.44	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.6	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.09	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.29	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$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	$225	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$381	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$313	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.4	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.4	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.75%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1280	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$708	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.4	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.41	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.41	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.8	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.65	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.98	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.53	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.01	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.85	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.7	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.5	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$195	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$7607

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Cities near Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588

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