Porto Alegre vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Porto Alegre Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$885
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2191
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$386
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$604
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$290
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$507
$644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
75
44
😀 Quality of life
66
63
🏙️ Population
1.39M
2.2M

The cost of living in Porto Alegre is 19% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6346th and 5021st ($885 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 5036th and 5488th 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
$7.03
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.89
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.79
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$392
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$708
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.1
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.9
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.1
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.42%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1639
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1237
$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.81
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.6
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.63
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.31
🍌 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
$1.59
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.53
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.3
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.04
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.3
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.27
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$403
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9470
$7126

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$696
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$622
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$742
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$894
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$908
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$786
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$844
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$786
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$640
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$820
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$803
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$748
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$618
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$672
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$858
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$814
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$577
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$792
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$814
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$849
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$1026
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1113
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1079
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$812
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$867
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$857
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$539
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$535
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$545
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1318
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1208
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1525
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1630
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1497
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1714
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1654
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1611
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$539