Rio de Janeiro vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Rio de Janeiro Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2476
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$502
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$491
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
44
😀 Quality of life
67
62
🏙️ Population
6.21M
2.2M

The cost of living in Rio de Janeiro is 6% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5559th and 5110th ($1013 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Rio de Janeiro ranked 4th best city to live in Brazil vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 4845th and 5729th 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
$6.99
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.8
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.56
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$959
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$578
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.8
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.1
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2256
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1317
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.6
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.27
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.86
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.1
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.13
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.96
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.6
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.6
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$550
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13739
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$792
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$648
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$681
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$851
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$632
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$782
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$537
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$614
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$482
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$576
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$600
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$579
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$733
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$533
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$600
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$548
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$652
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$679
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$672
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$565
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$709
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$678
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$625
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$684
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$585
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$568
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$564
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$656
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$565
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$667
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$645
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$643
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$679
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$594
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$679
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$702
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$562
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$505
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$877
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$631

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$899
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$899
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$744
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$810
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$714
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$580
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$785
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$768
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$700
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$551
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$678
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$820
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$753
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$553
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$734
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$769
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$777
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$930
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1006
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1114
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$791
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$797
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$785
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$554
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$549
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$557
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1313
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1209
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1457
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1590
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1473
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$548
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1663
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1628
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1610
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$550