Porto Alegre vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$845
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2102
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$360
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$283
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$518
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
65
62
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.2M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 22% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6575th and 5110th ($845 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 2nd 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 Porto Alegre compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Porto Alegre ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5292nd and 5729th among best cities to live in the world.

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Porto Alegre Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.68
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.9
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.75
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.4
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$271
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$623
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.2
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.82%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1553
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1230
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.08
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.25
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.62
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.9
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.97
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.8
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8291
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$688
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$611
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$717
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$605
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$633
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$659
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$681
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$674
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$594
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$708
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$635
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$561
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$613
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$596
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$592
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$628
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$557
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$711
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$665
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$659
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$509
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$518
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$584
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$672
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$585
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$713
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$673
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$979
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$789
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$740
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$568
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$762
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$733
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$578
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$832
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$771
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$663
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$469

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550