Rio de Janeiro vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Rio de Janeiro	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$916	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2281	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$445	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$372	$574
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	44
😀 Quality of life	62	58
🏙️ Population	6.21M	1.13M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 1% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5954th and 5898th ($916 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd best city to live in Brazil vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 4857th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Rio de Janeiro vs Santo Domingo

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	Rio de Janeiro	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.99	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.98	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$454	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$306	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.5	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.4	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.1%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1746	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1118	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.2	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.66	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.46	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.32	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.9	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.14	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.01	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.26	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.8	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.7	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$506	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10819	$7607

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Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562

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