Salvador vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Salvador Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$887
$1098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2166
$2653
🏠 One person rent
$396
$479
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$381
$644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
57
44
😀 Quality of life
63
63
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.2M

The cost of living in Salvador is 19% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6337th and 5021st ($887 vs $1098) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.4 months in Salvador compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Salvador ranked 21st best city to live in Brazil vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5445th and 5488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Salvador vs Santo Domingo

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Salvador Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.49
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$52
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$8.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$2.56
☕ Cappuccino
$2.53
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$420
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$276
$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$682
$1092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$405
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.6
$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.05%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2069
$1873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1176
$1199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.11
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51
$24.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.16
$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$5.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.04
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.54
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.27
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.56
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.01
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.5
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$7.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.8
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.8
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.7
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$351
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15139
$7126

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$690
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$691
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$575
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$678
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$654
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$624
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$660
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$568
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$495
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$661
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$599
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$583
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$571
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$592
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$649
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$601
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$632
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$472
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$606
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$673
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$671
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$491
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$617
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$630
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$752
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$616
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$696
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$705
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$627
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$641
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$603
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$617
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$598
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$623
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$609
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$680
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$614
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$637
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi San Cristobal
$894
30 km or 19 mi Boca Chica
$908
51 km or 31 mi Bani
$786
62 km or 39 mi San Pedro de Macoris
$844
70 km or 44 mi Cotui
$786
74 km or 46 mi Bonao
$640
89 km or 55 mi Azua
$820
96 km or 59 mi El Seibo
$803
98 km or 61 mi La Romana
$748
99 km or 61 mi San Francisco de Macoris
$618
100 km or 62 mi Samana
$672
101 km or 62 mi Nagua
$858
106 km or 66 mi Jarabacoa
$814
107 km or 66 mi La Vega
$577
126 km or 78 mi Higuey
$792
131 km or 81 mi Barahona
$814
138 km or 85 mi Santiago de los Caballeros
$849
146 km or 90 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
152 km or 94 mi Cabarete
$1026
156 km or 97 mi Sosua
$1113
161 km or 100 mi Punta Cana
$1079
169 km or 105 mi Puerto Plata
$812
174 km or 108 mi Mao
$867
190 km or 118 mi Sabaneta
$857
213 km or 132 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
252 km or 157 mi Petion-Ville
$539
254 km or 158 mi Delmas
$535
258 km or 160 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
264 km or 164 mi Carrefour
$545
281 km or 174 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
286 km or 177 mi Aguada
$1318
289 km or 180 mi Aguadilla
$1208
292 km or 182 mi Mayaguez
$1525
293 km or 182 mi Cabo Rojo
$1630
298 km or 185 mi Isabela
$1497
304 km or 189 mi Saint-Marc
$533
304 km or 189 mi San German
$1714
307 km or 191 mi San Sebastian
$1654
312 km or 194 mi Quebradillas
$1611
313 km or 194 mi Gonaives
$539