Porto Alegre vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Porto Alegre	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1913	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$320	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$572	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$241	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$454	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	44
😀 Quality of life	56	58
🏙️ Population	1.33M	1.13M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 19% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6663rd and 5898th ($752 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 Porto Alegre compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Porto Alegre ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5820th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Porto Alegre vs Santo Domingo

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	Porto Alegre	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.68	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.97	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.1	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$245	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$590	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.06%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1319	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1259	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.83	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.6	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.88	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.26	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.49	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.69	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.29	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.82	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.69	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$53.9	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.16	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$281	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7512	$7607

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Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$632
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$546
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$624
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$495
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$564
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$584
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$593
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$599
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$536
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$608
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$549
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$537
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$519
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$529
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$551
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$500
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$619
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$578
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$577
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$463
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$537
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$589
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$628
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$594
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$857
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$707
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$632
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$639
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$659
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$600
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$461

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