Praia vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Praia	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$840	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1956	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$405	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$721	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$47	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$191	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	29	44
😀 Quality of life	36	58
🏙️ Population	159K	1.13M

The cost of living in Praia is 9% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6298th and 5898th ($840 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.2 months in Praia compared to 0.6 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 7365th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Praia vs Santo Domingo

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	Praia	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.03	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.9	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.65	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$393	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$236	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$460	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.1	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.6	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1102	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$879	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.8	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.54	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.15	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.05	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.43	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.15	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.2	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.36	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.9	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$132	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2887	$7607

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Cities near Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491

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