Santo Domingo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2508	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$352	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$337	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$574	$581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	44	95
😀 Quality of life	58	65
🏙️ Population	1.13M	11.5M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 5% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5898th and 5654th ($928 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the Dominican Republic and Brazil, respectively. Check the Dominican Republic vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Santo Domingo compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Santo Domingo ranked 1st best city to live in the Dominican Republic vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5536th and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Santo Domingo vs Sao Paulo

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	Santo Domingo	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.6	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.83	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$3.26	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$473	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$596	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.6	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.6	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.6	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.45%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1524	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.1	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.1	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.05	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.1	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.6	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.5	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7607	$14254

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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

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611