Salvador vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Salvador Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$741
$1046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1824
$2757
🏠 One person rent
$323
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$513
$985
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$355
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$527
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
56
44
😀 Quality of life
58
57
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.13M

The cost of living in Salvador is 29% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6712th and 5318th ($741 vs $1046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 1st 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 Salvador compared to 0.5 months in Santo Domingo. Salvador ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5558th and 5688th among best cities to live in the world.

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Salvador Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$42
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.35
$6.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$2.67
☕ Cappuccino
$1.89
$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$365
$767
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.8
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.1
$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.34%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1184
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$657
$1352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.9
$69.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.31
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.22
$7.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.02
$5.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.8
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.96
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.3
$4.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.91
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.12
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.76
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.1
$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.14
$6.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.7
$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$231
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10964
$6229

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$599
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$604
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$602
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$606
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$591
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$545
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$471
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$406
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$640
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$670
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$529
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$538
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$602
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$542
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$519
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$597
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$414
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$412
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$582
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$630
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$553
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$589
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$610
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$557
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$545
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$495
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$573
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$556
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$573
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$608
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$831
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$838
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$709
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$731
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$660
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$542
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$791
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$748
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$685
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$527
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$718
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$809
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$758
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$573
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$769
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$728
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$794
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$790
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$964
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1023
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$766
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$740
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$727
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$529
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$524
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$536
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1314
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1230
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1237
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1114
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1425
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$516
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1523
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1527
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1458
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$527