Santo Domingo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Santo Domingo Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1083
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2612
$2824
🏠 One person rent
$495
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$857
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$350
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$600
$794
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
44
96
😀 Quality of life
62
74
🏙️ Population
2.2M
11.5M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 3% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5110th and 5003rd ($1083 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.7 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 5729th and 2408th 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
$9.11
$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.4
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.23
$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.1
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$669
$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$331
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1207
$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$608
$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.1
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.7
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1627
$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1066
$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.3
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.61
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.23
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.32
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.1
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.77
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.2
$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.2
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$249
$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6928
$16798

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$899
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$795
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$754
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$753
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$753
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$742
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$782
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$699
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$645
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$746
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$741
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$753
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$883
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$724
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$752
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$687
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$750
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$716
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$684
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$841
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$723
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$700
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$741
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$753
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$715
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$741
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$713
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$739
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$737
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$695
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$789
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$783
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$651
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$725
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$655
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$882
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$691
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$703
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$719