Recife vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Recife	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$671	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1826	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$285	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$541	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.8	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$413	$574
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	54	44
😀 Quality of life	54	58
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.13M

The cost of living in Recife is 28% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 7055th and 5898th ($671 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 43rd 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 Recife compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Recife ranked 19th best city to live in Brazil vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5998th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Recife vs Santo Domingo

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	Recife	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.01	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.33	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.38	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$1.91	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$198	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$549	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.4	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.7	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.97%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1247	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$723	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.72	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.1	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.49	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.16	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.96	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.64	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.95	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.66	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.41	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.1	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.04	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.24	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.15	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.5	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$269	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14050	$7607

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509

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