Santo Domingo vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Santo Domingo	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1020	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2466	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$456	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$781	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$346	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$584	$701
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	43	95
😀 Quality of life	61	69
🏙️ Population	1.13M	11.5M

The cost of living in Santo Domingo is 3% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 5424th and 5192nd ($1020 vs $1052) 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 5754th and 4142nd 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	$7.95	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$47.9	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.15	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.96	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$593	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$311	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1055	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$565	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.6	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.4	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.7	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.19%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1413	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$922	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.9	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.25	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.36	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.81	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.61	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.97	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.79	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.18	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.7	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.9	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$221	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7804	$15428

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Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$853
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$844
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$708
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$778
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$648
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$539
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$749
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$750
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$676
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$502
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$686
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$781
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$720
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$525
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$730
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$713
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$822
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$857
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$948
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1150
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$724
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$736
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$721
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$541
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$552
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1320
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1220
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1436
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1574
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1472
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1650
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1617
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1592
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$544

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666