Cost of Living Comparison Between Las Terrenas and Porto Alegre Cost of Living Comparison Between Las Terrenas and Porto Alegre

🙂 Solo nomad: Las Terrenas is 8.5% cheaper than Porto Alegre without rent, and 26.5% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Las Terrenas is 10.8% more expensive than Porto Alegre without rent, and 8.9% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.45 DOP 387
$6.27 R$32.94
2.87%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$47.57 DOP 2,853
$27.17 R$143
75.08%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.27 DOP 436
$6.17 R$32.38
17.83%
Cappuccino
$2.11 DOP 127
$1.97 R$10.36
7.11%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 DOP 59.4
$1.17 R$6.13
-15.38%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.85 DOP 50.9
$0.79 R$4.13
7.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.60 DOP 156
$2.12 R$11.10
22.64%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.14 DOP 308
$3.63 R$19.04
41.60%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.29 DOP 77.1
$0.88 R$4.64
46.59%
White Bread (500g)
$1.46 DOP 87.4
$1.45 R$7.60
0.69%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.17 DOP 69.9
$1.10 R$5.78
6.36%
Eggs
$1.66 DOP 99.5
$2.05 R$10.75
-19.02%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.12 DOP 427
$10.78 R$56.6
-33.95%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.13 DOP 367
$4.45 R$23.38
37.75%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.10 DOP 665
$9.26 R$48.64
19.87%
Apples (1kg)
$2.54 DOP 152
$2.08 R$10.92
22.12%
Banana (1kg)
$0.88 DOP 52.5
$1.31 R$6.89
-32.82%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.22 DOP 73.3
$1.27 R$6.68
-3.94%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.17 DOP 70.5
$1.44 R$7.56
-18.75%
Potato (1kg)
$1.17 DOP 70.0
$1.09 R$5.72
7.34%
Onion (1kg)
$2.33 DOP 140
$1.04 R$5.45
124.04%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.88 DOP 53.0
$0.72 R$3.79
22.22%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.52 DOP 31.45
$0.62 R$3.25
-16.13%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.94 DOP 296
$1.93 R$10.13
155.96%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.38 DOP 682
$7.54 R$39.57
50.93%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.35 DOP 141
$1.02 R$5.34
130.39%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.43 DOP 146
$1.81 R$9.49
34.25%
🚌 Getting Around
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.72 DOP 103
$0.92 R$4.85
86.96%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$66.0 R$347
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.37 DOP 202
$1.60 R$8.41
110.63%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.21 DOP 132
$1.04 R$5.48
112.50%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.81 DOP 348
$5.47 R$28.71
6.22%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.26 DOP 75.4
$1.06 R$5.58
18.87%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.9K DOP 1.6M
$24.0K R$126.1K
12.10%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.2K DOP 1.9M
$27.2K R$142.8K
14.78%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$77.0 DOP 4,618
$60.5 R$317
27.39%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$22.49 DOP 1,348
$14.55 R$76.4
54.57%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$35.36 DOP 2,120
$20.24 R$106
74.70%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$21.06 DOP 1,263
$26.82 R$141
-21.48%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.88 DOP 1,012
$20.62 R$108
-18.14%
Cinema Ticket
$6.71 DOP 402
$6.39 R$33.57
5.01%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$86.1 DOP 5,165
$313 R$1,642
-72.46%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,721 DOP 283.1K
$7,064 R$37.1K
-33.17%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$43.37 DOP 2,600
$49.19 R$258
-11.83%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$42.83 DOP 2,568
$57.0 R$299
-24.81%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$70.2 DOP 4,206
$80.3 R$422
-12.68%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.7 DOP 5,081
$63.5 R$333
33.50%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$754 DOP 45.2K
$306 R$1,606
146.54%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$454 DOP 27.3K
$275 R$1,443
65.31%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,425 DOP 85.5K
$615 R$3,230
131.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$674 DOP 40.4K
$565 R$2,964
19.41%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
-
$1,645 R$8,636
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
-
$1,259 R$6,612
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
-
$521 R$2,734
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.9
10
29.00%

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Last update for Las Terrenas: March 1, 2026

Last update for Porto Alegre: March 3, 2026

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