Praia vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Praia Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$692
$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1496
$2765
🏠 One person rent
$320
$448
🏘️ Family rent
$451
$955
🍽️ Food expenses
$265
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.6
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$269
$489
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
30
44
😀 Quality of life
37
58
🏙️ Population
159K
1.13M

The cost of living in Praia is 34% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6860th and 4974th ($692 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Cape Verde and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check Cape Verde vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Praia compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Praia ranked 1st best city to live in Cape Verde vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 7486th and 5711th among best cities to live in the world.

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Praia Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.61
$8.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.9
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$289
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1409
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.6
$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.61%
12.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$909
$1387
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.75
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.8
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.9
$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.38
$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.7
$7.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.25
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$4.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3
$5.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.8
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.5
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$6.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.38
$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$43
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.4
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$75.9
$413
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1069
$6562

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Assomada
$692
270 km or 168 mi Mindelo
$749
651 km or 404 mi Dakar
$1179
671 km or 417 mi Rufisque
$1067
709 km or 440 mi Thies
$1009
760 km or 472 mi Lamin
$486
761 km or 473 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
762 km or 474 mi Brikama
$556
765 km or 475 mi Banjul
$441
766 km or 476 mi Fatick
$1068
786 km or 488 mi Louga
$1070
805 km or 500 mi Kaolack
$1081
824 km or 512 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
843 km or 524 mi Rosso
$584
877 km or 545 mi Nouakchott
$618
921 km or 572 mi Bissau
$799
952 km or 591 mi Kolda
$1049
1004 km or 624 mi Bafata
$778
1156 km or 718 mi Boffa
$968
1222 km or 760 mi Conakry
$1024
1263 km or 785 mi Forecariah
$971
1327 km or 825 mi Freetown
$751
1338 km or 831 mi Mamou
$989
1497 km or 930 mi Bo
$689
1554 km or 965 mi Kenema
$689
1618 km or 1005 mi Gueckedou
$977
1621 km or 1007 mi Kankan
$975
1646 km or 1023 mi Tenerife
$1659
1660 km or 1031 mi La Orotava
$1624
1662 km or 1033 mi Santa Lucia de Tirajana
$1175
1663 km or 1034 mi Puerto de la Cruz
$1759
1680 km or 1044 mi San Cristobal de La Laguna
$1214
1682 km or 1045 mi Santa Cruz de Tenerife
$1206
1685 km or 1047 mi Monrovia
$501
1688 km or 1049 mi Las Palmas
$1191
1694 km or 1053 mi Bamako
$518
1712 km or 1064 mi Kakata
$470
1729 km or 1074 mi Laayoune
$536
1735 km or 1078 mi Koulikoro
$471
1737 km or 1079 mi Banamba
$471

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$764
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$671
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$692
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$717
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$653
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$536
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$775
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$745
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$541
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$782
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$787
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$728
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$590
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$805
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$712
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$779
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$809
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$958
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1009
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$721
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$724
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$714
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$506
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$501
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$514
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1300
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1168
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1236
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1137
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1273
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$494
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1522
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1538
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1447
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$504