Porto Alegre vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$816
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2027
$2466
🏠 One person rent
$353
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$595
$781
🍽️ Food expenses
$260
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$500
$584
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
74
43
😀 Quality of life
61
61
🏙️ Population
1.33M
1.13M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 20% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6605th and 5424th ($816 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th 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 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5818th and 5754th 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
$5.79
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.3
$47.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.15
$7.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.24
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$565
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48
$54.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.8
$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.83%
14.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1364
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1446
$922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$57.6
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.55
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.78
$7.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.4
$8.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$3.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.87
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$5.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.37
$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.87
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.84
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.1
$32.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.14
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.5
$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.4
$86.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$221
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7258
$7804

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$660
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$575
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$676
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$571
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$580
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$616
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$637
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$633
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$562
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$661
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$586
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$531
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$576
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$557
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$551
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$587
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$526
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$666
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$616
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$608
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$476
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$487
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$563
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$621
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$573
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$659
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$625
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$904
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$773
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$681
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$582
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$699
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$680
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$693
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$537
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$816
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$716
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$626
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$659
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$444

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$853
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$844
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$708
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$778
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$648
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$539
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$749
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$750
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$676
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$502
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$686
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$781
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$720
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$525
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$730
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$713
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$822
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$857
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$948
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1150
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$724
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$736
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$721
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$546
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$541
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$552
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1320
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1220
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1436
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1574
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1472
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1650
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1617
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1592
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$544