Salvador vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Salvador Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$863
$1083
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2104
$2612
🏠 One person rent
$379
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$550
$857
🍽️ Food expenses
$276
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$129
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$378
$600
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
22 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
57
44
😀 Quality of life
62
62
🏙️ Population
2.42M
2.2M

The cost of living in Salvador is 20% less expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 6516th and 5110th ($863 vs $1083) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 5693rd and 5729th 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
$6.92
$9.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.9
$49.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.51
$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.53
$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$376
$608
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.2
$60.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.7
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.06%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1920
$1627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1029
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.9
$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.65
$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.28
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.87
$7.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.66
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.53
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$5.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.87
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$6.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.27
$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$249
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14902
$6928

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Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$667
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$676
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$568
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$666
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$645
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$607
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$645
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$548
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$492
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$651
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$589
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$572
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$567
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$583
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$628
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$591
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$614
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$466
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$595
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$648
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$647
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$488
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$608
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$611
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$726
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$602
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$677
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$687
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$611
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$628
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$598
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$609
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$579
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$615
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$598
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$669
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$611
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$609
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$626
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$743

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