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 16.4% cheaper than Porto Alegre without rent, and 24.2% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Las Terrenas is 6.1% cheaper than Porto Alegre without rent, and 9.1% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$6.38 DOP 376
$6.22 R$34.52
2.57%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$48.29 DOP 2,843
$27.2 R$151
77.54%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.53 DOP 443
$6.46 R$35.84
16.56%
Cappuccino
$2.13 DOP 126
$1.97 R$10.91
8.12%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.99 DOP 58.3
$1.13 R$6.3
-12.39%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.8 DOP 47.05
$0.78 R$4.34
2.56%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.57 DOP 151
$2.2 R$12.23
16.82%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.12 DOP 301
$3.66 R$20.33
39.89%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.3 DOP 76.7
$0.84 R$4.67
54.76%
White Bread (500g)
$1.46 DOP 85.7
$1.38 R$7.68
5.80%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.17 DOP 69.1
$1.05 R$5.83
11.43%
Eggs
$1.73 DOP 102
$2.06 R$11.41
-16.02%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.32 DOP 431
$10.89 R$60.5
-32.78%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.42 DOP 378
$4.55 R$25.24
41.10%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.08 DOP 652
$9.23 R$51.3
20.04%
Apples (1kg)
$2.49 DOP 147
$1.96 R$10.89
27.04%
Banana (1kg)
$0.85 DOP 49.79
$1.27 R$7.05
-33.07%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.16 DOP 68.3
$1.28 R$7.08
-9.38%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.17 DOP 68.7
$1.51 R$8.37
-22.52%
Potato (1kg)
$1.18 DOP 69.4
$1.14 R$6.3
3.51%
Onion (1kg)
$2.3 DOP 135
$1.04 R$5.75
121.15%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.82 DOP 48.28
$0.77 R$4.28
6.49%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.49 DOP 29.13
$0.61 R$3.4
-19.67%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$5.04 DOP 297
$1.89 R$10.48
166.67%
Wine (Bottle)
$7.51 DOP 442
$6.64 R$36.88
13.10%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.4 DOP 141
$0.99 R$5.48
142.42%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.33 DOP 137
$1.79 R$9.92
30.17%
🚌 Getting Around
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$1.75 DOP 103
$0.84 R$4.65
108.33%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
-
$64.9 R$360
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$3.43 DOP 202
$1.65 R$9.16
107.88%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$2.2 DOP 129
$1.01 R$5.63
117.82%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.87 DOP 346
$5.38 R$29.84
9.11%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.25 DOP 73.6
$1.07 R$5.92
16.82%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.2K DOP 1.5M
$24.1K R$133.5K
8.98%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$31.1K DOP 1.8M
$27.3K R$151.7K
13.98%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$76.9 DOP 4,525
$60.5 R$336
27.14%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$23.18 DOP 1,365
$14.39 R$79.9
61.08%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$36.37 DOP 2,141
$20.08 R$111
81.13%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$21.14 DOP 1,244
$26.66 R$148
-20.71%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$16.74 DOP 986
$20.44 R$113
-18.10%
Cinema Ticket
$6.75 DOP 397
$6.36 R$35.3
6.13%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$85 DOP 5,003
$312 R$1,730
-72.74%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$4,610 DOP 271.4K
$7,299 R$40.5K
-36.83%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$43.14 DOP 2,539
$48.81 R$271
-11.62%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$41.95 DOP 2,470
$58 R$322
-27.66%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$71.5 DOP 4,210
$81.4 R$452
-12.08%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$84.2 DOP 4,959
$62.8 R$349
34.08%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$775 DOP 45.6K
$303 R$1,679
156.22%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$460 DOP 27.1K
$270 R$1,499
70.42%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,468 DOP 86.4K
$615 R$3,412
138.78%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$689 DOP 40.6K
$571 R$3,172
20.57%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,743 DOP 102.6K
$1,426 R$7,914
22.26%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,576 DOP 92.8K
$1,498 R$8,314
5.20%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Las Terrenas
Porto Alegre
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$308 DOP 18.1K
$515 R$2,858
-40.25%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.9
10
29.00%

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Last update for Las Terrenas: October 28, 2025

Last update for Porto Alegre: October 27, 2025

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