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Praia vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Praia is 19.9% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 77.3% more in Praia
Groceries: pay 88.8% more in Praia
Transportation: pay 4.3% less in Praia
Housing: pay 30.5% more in Praia
Childcare: pay 46.6% less in Praia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.2% less in Praia
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Praia

The cost of groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Praia are more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Praia. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Praia.

Praia vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Praia instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 77.3% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Praia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.05 DOP514.03	$5.29 CVE497.23	-34.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 DOP462.63	$6.93 CVE651.47	-4.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 DOP62.11	$3.26 CVE307.03	+235.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 DOP40.09	$1.33 CVE125.54	+112.5%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 88.8% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Praia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 DOP95.54	$2.19 CVE205.59	+46.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 DOP233.41	$13.59 CVE1,278.50	+271.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.00 DOP319.11	$5.38 CVE505.86	+7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.39 DOP152.75	$2.37 CVE223.00	-0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 DOP157.83	??
Apples (1 lb)	$1.43 DOP91.05	$2.41 CVE227.01	+69.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 DOP24.55	$1.45 CVE136.39	+277.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.27 DOP80.88	$1.76 CVE165.18	+38.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 DOP52.70	$2.80 CVE263.68	+239.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP64.53	$0.68 CVE63.65	-33.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 DOP64.21	$0.72 CVE68.19	-27.9%
Average			+88.8%

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pay 4.3% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Praia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 DOP299.77	$6.26 CVE588.48	+33.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.35 DOP2,257.27	$29.37 CVE2,762.38	-16.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,626.22 DOP1,891,634.45	$30,364.84 CVE2,856,435.89	+2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.61 DOP1,315.92	$13.16 CVE1,237.87	-36.2%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 30.5% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Praia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.89 DOP2,227.93	$54.34 CVE5,111.52	+55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$642.68 DOP41,034.83	$479.44 CVE45,101.62	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.05 DOP21,520.55	$266.36 CVE25,056.46	-21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$68.45 DOP4,370.31	$145.64 CVE13,699.99	+112.8%
Average			+30.5%

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pay 46.6% less for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Praia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$225.42 DOP14,392.87	$147.65 CVE13,889.92	-34.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,865.34 DOP502,202.26	$3,238.92 CVE304,686.49	-58.8%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Praia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.42 DOP154.21	$2.72 CVE255.58	+12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.36 DOP150.56	$1.63 CVE153.48	-30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.64 DOP359.82	$4.79 CVE451.02	-14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.17 DOP2,117.81	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	-3.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.25 DOP462.63	$5.86 CVE551.24	-19.1%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Praia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.49 DOP3,734.44	$88.10 CVE8,287.15	+50.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.04 DOP3,067.05	$31.96 CVE3,006.77	-33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.54 DOP5,589.45	$85.23 CVE8,018.07	-2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.75 DOP7,709.61	$127.85 CVE12,027.10	+5.9%
Average			+5.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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